The Boston Celtics have signed Amari Williams to a two-way contract.
Williams (7-0, 262), the forty sixth general decide within the 2025 NBA Draft, appeared in 141 video games (115 begins) throughout 4 seasons at Drexel (2020-24) and one season at Kentucky (2024-25). The 23-year-old averaged 10.4 factors, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.6 blocks in 21.4 minutes per recreation whereas capturing 52.9% from the sphere in his collegiate profession.
The Nottingham, England, native began in all 36 contests in 2024-25 for the Wildcats, posting averages of 10.9 factors, 8.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 22.8 minutes per recreation. Williams led the workforce in rebounds (306) and discipline aim share (.561) and tied for the workforce lead in assists with 115, essentially the most ever by a 7-footer at Kentucky. He additionally turned simply the second participant in SEC historical past to file at the least 375 factors, 300 rebounds, 100 assists, 40 blocks, and 20 steals in a single season. Previous to his time at Kentucky, Williams was a three-time CAA Defensive Participant of the Yr (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) and a two-time First-Group All-CAA choice (2022-23, 2023-24) at Drexel.
