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NBA. There are two versions of Gabe Pruitt: the player the Celtics know he can be, and the player the Celtics need him to be.
Pruitt is a smooth scorer with a silky jump shot who dominated the NBA Development League last season, at one point averaging nearly 23 points per night over a seven-game stretch.
He’s also a point guard in training, someone the Celtics are hoping to groom into Rajon Rondo’s backup next season. For that to happen, though, they’re putting a lot of pressure on Pruitt to have a great summer to get himself ready for an even better training camp in two months.
“I see Gabe really having to step up with his point guard play,” said Dana Barros, a former Celtics guard who now works as a consultant for the team. “I think right now, they’re really looking for him to improve this summer, and he’s a tremendous worker so I expect that from him.”
Barros has spent a considerable amount of time working with Pruitt. Even though Pruitt only played in 15 games as a rookie for the Celtics last season — while seeing double-digit minutes just five times — he was working out on the court with Barros hours before every contest. Often times, they were the only two people on the court.
Pruitt’s commitment to the game isn’t up for debate, but Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge want him to channel his efforts toward strictly becoming a better point guard.
His jumper will cause defenses to spread the floor — a la Eddie House — so Pruitt’s ability to facilitate the offense off the bench could be clutch as the C’s try to defend their title.
“It’s more mental with him,” Barros said. “Getting acclimated to playing point in the NBA is a lot different.
“We’re not concerned with him being able to put the ball in the basket. We know he can do that. It’s more of a concern of getting acclimated to being able to handle Paul [Pierce] and Ray [Allen] saying, ‘Give me the ball.’”
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