​Hugo Gonzalez Finally has Special Summer League Performance for Celtics originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Hugo Gonzalez was supposed to be a dominant force for the Boston Celtics at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementInstead, the 2025 first-round pick had been inefficient and had some struggles through three games.If a player doesn’t control proceedings in their second year of Summer League, it’s often a bad sign, and it was looking like Gonzalez may simply be a player with less upside than Boston would’ve hoped.Then on Wednesday night, he showed up in full force.Gonzalez finished an 82-76 win over the Kings with these stats:24 points10 rebounds5 assists1 steal3 turnovers8-18 FG3-9 3FG3-3 FTMORE: Viral video of Joe Mazzulla doing MMA shows off insane musclesStill not a perfect night, but it’s markedly better than the way he had played before this.Gonzalez managed to lead the Celtics in points, rebounds and assists to display his well-rounded game.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhen players are too good for Summer League, they start making shots like this one:This doesn’t guarantee anything for Gonzalez in the season ahead with Boston.But this is the kind of outing he needed for his own confidence. Gonzalez belongs with a role in the NBA. He’s still trying to grow into the best player he can be along the way.Latest Celtics newsTD Garden fan guide: What to know before you goComplete history of Celtics championships