What sort of a player are the Boston Celtics getting in rookie guard Max Shulga? His former head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, Ryan Odom, may know the answer to that particular question as well as anyone does. Having coached the Ukrainian combo guard for a total of four seasons before he made the leap to the NBA when the Celtics picked him up with the No. 57 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, Odom knows Shulga’s game like the back of his hand.
And the VCU coach recently took some time to sit down with Celtics team reporter Marc D’Amico to talk over the sort of player Boston fans can expect in Shulga as his rookie campaign with the team draws closer. They cover his strengths and weaknesses as a player, but also touch on who he is as a person.
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about new Celtics guard Max Shulga.