BOSTON – The Boston Celtics announced today that the team has signed guard J.D. Davison to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Davison, 6-3/195, was originally selected by the Celtics with the 53rd overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Davison appeared in 12 games during his rookie campaign and averaged 1.6 points and 0.9 assists in 5.5 minutes per game. He recorded season highs with eight points, three made field goals, three rebounds, three assists, and two blocks vs. Atlanta on April 9.
With the Maine Celtics, he appeared in 44 games and averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 0.8 steals while shooting 49.7 percent from the field this season. The Alabama native finished fourth in the NBA G League during the regular season with 339 assists, which also ranks third all-time in franchise history and is the second-most assists in a single season by a Maine player, behind Tim Frazier (2014-15). Davison helped lead Maine to its first Playoff appearance in six years.