Jay Scrubb actually impressed throughout a Summer time League stint with the Boston Celtics in 2023.
The Celtics haven’t forgotten about it.
The Celtics reportedly signed Scrubb to an Exhibit 10 contract Tuesday, per CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning. Boston made room for the 6-foot-5, 220-pound on the 21-player offseason roster by waiving Tristian Enaruma following its second sport towards the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi.
Scrubb landed a two-way contract with the Celtics final season, however missed the complete marketing campaign after tearing his ACL throughout a Celtics observe. Nevertheless it seems Scrubb is again to full energy, posting an image of himself in Celtics gear understanding at Auerbach Heart and captioning the picture “absolutely cleared.”
The Celtics will hope the 24-year-old can recapture what he confirmed over a yr in the past in Summer time League motion. He averaged 14.4 factors, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals whereas taking pictures 40% from 3-point vary.
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Scrubb will get a chance to showcase his expertise over Boston’s remaining three preseason video games, however he’ll seemingly spend most, if not all, of the upcoming marketing campaign within the G League with the Maine Celtics.
Simply taking part in on that stage needs to be considerably of a win for Scrubb, although, contemplating his unconventional journey to the NBA. He obtained drafted No. 55 total by the Brooklyn Nets within the 2020 NBA Draft out of John A. Logan School, a junior school in Carterville, Ailing.
Scrubb was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, the place he appeared in 22 video games, together with one begin, over two seasons. He then spent the 2022-23 season with the Orlando Magic.
The chance in entrance of Scrubb ought to assist him shifting ahead. He will get to study from a proficient roster recent off an NBA title whereas getting loads of taking part in time within the G League alongside two-way gamers like JD Davison, Drew Peterson and Anton Watson.
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