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For your viewing pleasure, below is the finalized Boston Celtics’ Orlando Summer League roster.  The list of names below will begin playing basketball on Monday in Orlando.  After a week in Orlando, it’s off to Nevada for the week-long Vegas Summer League, which kicks off on July 16th.

It will be an exciting time for Celtics fans everywhere, as we get our first look at rookies Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo, and Kris Joseph.  But beyond that, we’ll also get to see how players like JaJuan Johnson, E’Twaun Moore, and Sean Williams have progressed, and whether any of these players have a shot at making a dent in Doc Rivers’ rotation.  Of course, Moore and Williams are playing to prove that the Celtics should hang onto them.  Johnson has a guaranteed contract, so he’ll be there again this fall.

To me, JaJuan Johnson is the X-Factor in this whole deal.  He has the tools and the potential to crack the rotation and earn meaningful minutes, but he’ll need to prove that he belongs.  We’ll see, starting on Monday.  Below are the names:

7 – Jared Sullinger – F – 6-9 – 260 – Ohio State
12 – JaJuan Johnson – F – 6-10 – 221 – Purdue
13 – Fab Melo – C – 7-0 – 255 – Syracuse
40 – Jonathan Gibson – G – 6-1 – 171 – New Mexico State
41 – Jamar Smith – G – 6-3 – 185 – Southern Indiana
43 – Kris Joseph – F – 6-7 – 215 – Syracuse
50 – Dionte Christmas* – G – 6-5 – 205 – Temple
52 – Stephane Lasme – F – 6-8 – 215 – Massachusetts
55 – E’Twaun Moore – G – 6-4 – 191 – Purdue
56 – Sean Williams – F – 6-10 – 235 – Boston College
63 – Craig Brackins – F – 6-10 – 230 – Iowa State