Celtics give Summer season League standout Jay Scrubb a two-way contract

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Scrubb averaged 14.4 factors per sport over the Celtics’ 5 Summer season League contests.

Jay Scrubb performed with the Clippers and Magic previous to becoming a member of the Celtics. (AP Photograph/Sue Ogrocki)

The Celtics are beginning to fill out the backend of their roster.

Jay Scrubb agreed to a two-way take care of the Celtics, the staff introduced Saturday. 

Scrubb was one of many greatest standouts on the Celtics’ Summer season League squad. The guard averaged 14.4 factors per sport over the 5 contests, which was the third-best on the staff. He shot an environment friendly 46.3 p.c from the sphere and 40 p.c from deep.

Scrubb truly revealed to reporters Friday that he almost signed a take care of the Celtics on the finish of the final common season. In the beginning of Summer season League final weekend, Scrubb stated in an interview with NBA TV that he “can compete with the most effective” and that we needed “to point out that I’m among the best gamers right here.”

Previous to the Celtics’ Summer season League finale on Saturday, Scrubb remarked on what he confirmed in Summer season League. 

“I really feel prefer it’s been nice,” Scrubb stated. “I’ve proven my versatility. Normally, I’m an on-ball scorer, however I believe this summer time league I’ve proven that I can play with out the ball, knock down pictures, create for teammates and deal with the ball.”

Scrubb had an uncommon path to the NBA. The 22-year-old declared for the 2020 NBA Draft after two sturdy seasons at John A. Logan Faculty, a group faculty in Carterville, Illinois. He was chosen by the Clippers with the No. 55 total decide, making him the primary junior faculty participant to be drafted since 2004.

Scrubb was on a two-way contract with the Clippers for the primary two years of his profession, showing in 22 video games with them earlier than present process season-ending surgical procedure to restore the plantar plate in his proper foot in February 2022. He was launched within the ensuing offseason. 

Scrubb spent final season with the Orlando Magic, signing with their G League affiliate firstly of the season earlier than signing a two-way take care of the staff in March. They launched Scrubb in June. 

In 24 profession NBA video games, Scrubb has scored 4 factors per sport to go together with 1.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per sport. He was a standout although within the G League final season, scoring 22.2 factors per sport. 

With a two-way deal, Scrubb will break up his time this upcoming season with the Celtics and their G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics. Scrubb can’t be on the Celtics’ lively roster for greater than 50 video games and wouldn’t be eligible to be on the postseason roster until he signed a typical deal. 

Scrubb is the second participant the Celtics’ have signed to a two-way deal to date this offseason. JD Davision signed a two-way deal earlier in July. The 2022 second-round decide spent final season on a two-way deal as properly. 

Following Scrubb’s signing, the Celtics have yet one more two-way spot out there and so they have an additional roster spot open. They already signed 2023 second-round decide Jordan Walsh to a typical contract and it seems they is perhaps excited by a veteran guard for that final spot as they’ve reportedly proven curiosity in John Wall and Austin Rivers.