Boston Celtics Officially Sign Recent Cleveland Cavaliers Player
Lamar Stevens had an outstanding college basketball career playing for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Despite averaging 17.6 points per contest during his junior season, Stevens went undrafted in 2020.
He's spent the previous three seasons playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers and has been a very solid role player.
This past year, Stevens averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per contest and helped the Cavs make the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2018.
Over the offseason, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, who then waived him.
According to RealGM, Stevens has officially signed with the Boston Celtics (h/t Hoops Rumors).
Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium first reported the deal, and Keith Smith of Spotrac has added more details.
Via Smith: "Lamar Stevens' contract with the Boston Celtics is a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 training camp deal, a league source told @spotrac."
Over 165 regular season games, Stevens has career averages of 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest while shooting 46.7% from the field and 28.1% from the three-point range (he has also appeared in two NBA playoff games).
The Celtics are one of the best teams in the NBA, so they don't need to add much to the roster, but a player like Stevens could be a significant addition to their bench.
This past season, they were the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 57-25 record.
After beating the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers in the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs, the Celtics lost to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.
