The best shooter in summer league history was wearing a Celtics jersey this year. His name is Chris Lofton. He's also a cancer survivor.
Lofton, the former Southeastern Conference Player of the Year (2007) from Tennessee,
set an Orlando Pro Summer League record for most 3-pointers made (15 of
25), despite averaging just 16 minutes in reserve for the Boston
Celtics.
At 6-2, 200 pounds, Lofton is a too-short shooting guard who is battling to carve a spot in the NBA, showing the kind of determination that marked his senior year in college when he played through radiation treatments following a diagnosis of testicular cancer.
At 6-2, 200 pounds, Lofton is a too-short shooting guard who is battling to carve a spot in the NBA, showing the kind of determination that marked his senior year in college when he played through radiation treatments following a diagnosis of testicular cancer.
So he's tough. He's a survivor. He's a dead-eye shooter who, as the article says, has had games where he's hit 17 and 13 three pointers (overseas). The C's already have Eddie House, so there's very little chance the C's take a shot at another undersized specialist... but maybe this guy can turn his success with the C's summer league team into success with another NBA squad. He's a guy worth rooting for.
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