Bridges is a 24-year-old, 6-foot-8 wing who went undrafted within the 2024 NBA Draft after spending two collegiate seasons at West Virginia adopted by two extra at Baylor. In his ultimate yr with the Bears, he delivered a strong season, averaging 12 factors, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal per recreation whereas posting 46/41/82 taking pictures splits.
Shortly after going undrafted, Bridges signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns. He spent the vast majority of the 2024–25 season creating within the G League, the place he appeared in 41 video games for the Valley Suns. There, he averaged 15 factors, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal, with taking pictures splits of 42% from the sphere, 39% from past the arc, and 80% from the road.
In 4 video games on the Las Vegas Summer season League, Bridges averaged 8 factors, 3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per recreation, taking pictures 44% from the sphere however simply 30% from three. Whereas his total numbers had been considerably inconsistent, he closed out the occasion with a robust 16-point efficiency in his ultimate outing, doubtless exhibiting sufficient to persuade the Celtics that he’s value a more in-depth look heading into coaching camp.
Brown is a 6-foot-7, 22-year-old wing who was chosen forty eighth total by the Indiana Pacers within the 2022 NBA Draft after one season at Baylor. Throughout his lone faculty marketing campaign, he averaged 10 factors, 5 rebounds, and a couple of assists per recreation on 58/34/69 taking pictures splits. Brown spent his first two seasons with the Pacers, primarily creating with their G League affiliate. He later signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets, the place he continued his journey within the G League ranks.
He actually impressed with the Lengthy Island Nets final season averaging 16 factors, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.5 steals on 54/38/78 taking pictures splits. In Summer season League for the Celtics, he averaged 8 pts and a couple of rebs and whereas he didn’t shoot a ton, he was actually environment friendly when he did placing up 69/75/80 shooing splits.
Shifting ahead, each Bridges and Brown are more likely to be considered as developmental 3-and-D prospects. Bridges, together with his barely taller body and extra constant taking pictures monitor report, presently initiatives because the extra polished perimeter menace. Nonetheless, Brown’s eye-popping athleticism provides an intriguing dimension to his recreation and offers him upside that would set him aside if he continues to develop.
The expectation is that each gamers may have the chance to compete throughout coaching camp for a possible two-way contract or a spot with the Maine Celtics, Boston’s G League affiliate. Maine looks like the extra doubtless possibility, provided that the Celtics have all of their two-way spots stuffed.
If that does occur, the Celtics seem poised to subject a robust G-League group on paper that includes a number of prospects who might ultimately be on the large membership or turn out to be initiatives for different groups.
