Celtics officially sign rookie guard to two-way contract

The Celtics have signed Max Shulga to a two-way contract, sources instructed CelticsBlog.

Shulga, who was chosen with the No. 57th choose within the second spherical of the NBA Draft, averaged 5 factors, 3.8 assists, and simply 0.8 turnovers throughout 5 Summer season League video games.

In Las Vegas, Celtics Summer season League head coach Matt Reynolds praised Shulga’s steadiness as one of many staff’s main playmakers.

“He doesn’t get rattled on the market — by no means too excessive, by no means too low,” Reynolds mentioned. “He simply will get us into an motion, pressuring the ball up the ground.”

Max Shulga entered the NBA as a sharpshooter

The 23-year-old Ukrainian spent three years at Utah State and his final two seasons at VCU, averaging 10.1 factors and taking pictures 39.2% from three all through his profession. He was teammates with Celtics middle Neemias Queta for one season at Utah State.

Shulga mentioned earlier this month that as he prepares for the transition to the league, he’s been watching movie from Minnesota Timberwolves ahead Donte DiVincenzo.

“He knocks down open threes, performs protection, disrupts on the defensive finish, and when it’s wanted, he can get on the ball — playmake, create his personal shot, create for his teammates,” Shulga mentioned. “I’ve been watching a variety of him.”

Two of three incoming Celtics rookies have formally signed with the staff

Hugo Gonzalez, who was chosen with the twenty eighth total choose final month, signed a four-year, $14.3 million contract with the Celtics earlier this month, per Spotrac.

Amari Williams, the Kentucky middle who was drafted with the forty sixth total choose, stays unsigned. He averaged 6.4 factors, 5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 4 Summer season League video games.

As a two-way participant for the Celtics, Max Shulga is prone to spend a lot of the 12 months in Maine, the place he’ll play beneath Phil Pressey and alongside fellow Summer season League guard Hayden Grey, amongst others. He can seem in as much as 50 video games for the Celtics, and can earn $636,435 for his rookie season.

The official Maine Celtics roster has but to be introduced, however two latest fixtures of this system — JD Davison and Drew Peterson — received’t be returning to Maine. Davison, the franchise’s scoring, assists, and steals chief, was waived by the Celtics after three consecutive two-way contracts with the group. He has since signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets.

Drew Peterson, who was on a two-way contract with the Celtics for the previous two seasons, signed a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets earlier this month.

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