Celtics Cut Ties With Offseason Trade Addition Ahead of Season

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The Boston Celtics have made a massive roster move ahead of the 2025-26 season.

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According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Celtics have waived undrafted rookie forward RJ Luis.

The Boston Celtics are waiving two-way player RJ Luis, league sources told @hoopshype. Boston acquired Luis from the Utah Jazz in exchange for two second-round picks and Georges Niang. Luis was recently Big East Player of the Year for St. John’s.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) October 15, 2025

Luis, who went undrafted out of St. John's University, signed a two-way deal with the Utah Jazz in the summer. In early August, the Jazz sent Luis to Boston alongside an $8 million trade exception in exchange for Georges Niang and two future second-round draft picks.

Luis had a two-way contract with the C's, but he was unable to maintain a spot on the roster during training camp. With the undrafted rookie now out in Boston, the hope is that he will soon find a new home elsewhere ahead of the new season, or there is a chance that he joins the Celtics' League affiliate, the Maine Celtics.

Luis played in three preseason games for the Celtics and tallied only eight minutes. In those contests, the 22-year-old averaged two points and 0.3 rebounds.

Prior to his time in Boston, he was a standout for the Red Storm. In his junior season, he averaged 18.2 points per game, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 33.6 percent from three in 35 games and 31.8 minutes of action.

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Luis finished the season earning a nod on the Second Team All-American team.

With Luis now out in Boston, the Celtics retain multiple two-way contracts, including Max Shulga and Amari Williams.

In addition, the Celtics also keep their roster spots available for G League assignments and in-season call-ups.

The Celtics will now look for other ways to fill out their roster, led by their core of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard. Boston will look to get the job done this season, or at least for most of it, without their superstar forward, Jayson Tatum.

The Celtics enter the season with low expectations, a stark contrast to how they've entered the past handful of seasons. Boston has received mixed reviews as the season approaches, leaving their performance in question. With the start of the season less than a week away, we'll all soon find out.

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