Majora: A-Simmons plays very confrontational and aggressive. This is exactly what we need him to do.

October 11th: Celtics 105-107 Raptors in preseason game. After the game, Celtics coach Mazzula was interviewed.

Talking about Anfernee Simons’ performance, Mazzula said: “He performed very well and did exactly what we asked. He played very confrontationally and aggressive—— And this is exactly what we need him to have. So, I think he played a lot of outstanding performances."

New player Anfernee Simons made his debut. He made 6 of 13 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 18 points and 3 assists.