Each year, the Celtics played in Utah before departing for the lengthier and bigger Las Vegas summer league. But the source said that the team found the nearly three-week stretch to be a bit too long for players and coaches.

The Celtics will not take part in this year’s Utah Jazz summer league, according to a league source. The four-team league was revived in 2015 after a seven-year break, and the Celtics had participated in the round-robin-style event the last three summers.

Boston will still take part in the Las Vegas summer league, which this summer will feature all 30 NBA teams for the first time.


The Celtics’ summer roster had an almost overwhelming number of rookie draft picks in recent years. They had four in 2015, four in 2016, and six last year. This summer, though, the number could be more manageable.

Boston is currently slated to have its own first-round pick. If the Lakers’ first-round pick falls between 2-5, the Celtics will receive it — but Los Angeles entered Friday’s games with the NBA’s ninth-worst record.

Also, if the Celtics’ second-round pick falls between 56-60 —a possibility that seems quite likely — the Oklahoma City Thunder will receive it.

Jaylen Brown gets the circus shot to fall in tonight's @JetBlue Play of the Game! pic.twitter.com/RmbaR7lJPb — Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 3, 2018

Walking wounded

Marcus Morris missed Friday’s game against the Hawks because of a hip injury he sustained when he took a hard fall Wednesday after a dunk in the third quarter of Boston’s win over the Knicks.

Also, guard Kyrie Irving missed his second consecutive game with a quad contusion, guard Shane Larkin missed his third consecutive game with a sore knee, and Marcus Smart missed his fourth game in a row because of a lacerated hand.

Stevens said Irving and Morris are questionable to play against the Blazers on Sunday. Smart, meanwhile, will likely be sidelined for about two more weeks to allow his hand to heal. The guard was injured when he struck a picture frame in his hotel room Jan. 24.


Marcus Smart watches the Celtics’ 119-110 victory from the bench Friday night at TD Garden. Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff

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