Former Suns Forward Joins Celtics

This former Phoenix Suns player now packs his bags for the East Coast.

November 13, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Jalen Bridges (15) shoots the basketball against Sacramento Kings forward Doug McDermott (7) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

PHOENIX -- Former Phoenix Suns forward Jalen Bridges is signing with the Boston Celtics, according to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto on X:

"The Boston Celtics and Jalen Bridges have agreed to a deal, league sources told @hoopshype. Bridges will compete for a two-way spot in training camp. Bridges was a two-way player with the Phoenix Suns last season, appearing in eight NBA games."

The Boston Celtics and Jalen Bridges have agreed to a deal, league sources told @hoopshype. Bridges will compete for a two-way spot in training camp. Bridges was a two-way player with the Phoenix Suns last season, appearing in eight NBA games. pic.twitter.com/59i5zpfh94

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 19, 2025

Bridges - 24 years young - went undrafted in 2024 and signed with the Suns, where he featured in eight games with Phoenix as Scotto alluded to. Bridges turned down several other two-way offers to play with the Suns coming out of Baylor, where he was known as a strong three-point shooter.

Bridges now earns an opportunity to earn a spot with the Celtics after spending this past Summer League campaign with Boston.

With the Valley Suns last season, Bridges averaged 14.3 points on 41.8% shooting from the field with 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He shot over 38% from three-point land in 31 games with Phoenix's G League affiliate - all of which he started.

In a rotation of Kevin Durant, Ryan Dunn, Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale - the likelihood of Bridges earning serious NBA minutes in Phoenix simply wasn't a strong possibility.

Perhaps fortunes will change in Boston, where the Celtics have built a strong culture of winning in recent years - something the Suns are attempting to replicate themselves under new leadership of GM Brian Gregory and HC Jordan Ott.