It has become clear why the Boston Celtics decided to part ways with two way big man Anton Watson, with recent reporting from ESPN senior reporter Shams Charania that the Celtics have signed forward Miles Norris to a two way deal from the NBA G League's Memphis Hustle,
As a result of their success, the C’s picked up multiple awards for February. Two-way guard JD Davison was named the G League Player of the Month after averaging 28.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.8 steals in six games for the Maine Celtics. Maine coach Tyler Lashbrook was also named the G League Coach of the Month.
Why did the Celtics elect to bring on the former Memphis Hustle big man? Why didn't the Memphis Grizzlies want to secure his services? And was he the reason that Boston decided to part ways with their 2024 second round pick,
Thomas recently signed with the Salt Lake City Stars, the G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, and is averaging 29.6 points and 5.6 assists in 11 games
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract. Norris, a 6’7” forward, was signed from the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League, where he has appeared in 36 games between the regular season and the Tip-Off Tournament averaging 17.
Davison posted 30 points (12-22 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 2-3 FT), 13 assists, 11 rebounds, three steals and one block across 36 minutes during Saturday's 114-110 G League win over the Cleveland Charge. Davison led Maine with game-high marks in points,
The Celtics aren't done with adding an additional shooter. They're adding someone with a 39.5% mark behind the arc.
The Lakers' road trip gets underway Saturday evening as they face the Celtics in Boston, but they'll be without rookie Bronny James for the matchup. The team announced they've assigned the 19-year-old guard to their G League affiliate ahead of the high-powered contest.
Watson will become an unrestricted free agent if no NBA team claims him within the next 48 hours. The Celtics’ 2024 second-round pick (No. 54 overall) didn’t play on Sunday—and, in fact, hasn’t seen the court all season.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Brissett wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.