The Boston Celtics introduced right now that the staff has transformed guard-forward Ron Harper Jr. to a two-way contract.
Harper Jr. (6-5, 233) has appeared in 56 profession common season G League video games (49 begins) throughout three seasons with Toronto (2022-24), Maine (2024-25), and Motor Metropolis (2024-25), averaging 17.7 factors, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals in 32.6 minutes per recreation. The 25-year-old scored in double figures in 23 outings final season, together with 9 video games with 20+ factors and three video games with 30+ factors. Harper Jr. posted a G-League career-high 38 factors (13-20 FG, 11-18 3FG, 1-1 FT) to go along with three rebounds, eight assists, and one steal in a victory over Lengthy Island Feb. 1.
The New Jersey native has seen motion in 11 NBA video games over three seasons with Toronto (2022-24) and Detroit (2024-25) with averages of two.2 factors and 1.3 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per recreation. In three appearances with Boston within the 2025-26 preseason, Harper Jr. averaged 4.3 factors and 1.0 assists in 10.6 minutes per recreation. Previous to going undrafted within the 2022 NBA Draft, Harper Jr. spent 4 seasons at Rutgers (2018-22) the place he posted averages of 12.6 factors, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 121 profession video games (109 begins). He earned All-Large Ten Second Staff honors his senior season after averaging a team-high 15.7 factors per recreation and taking pictures a career-high 39.8 p.c (68-171 3FG) from 3-point vary. Harper Jr. is the son of former NBA first-round choose Ron Harper, and his youthful brother, Dylan, at the moment performs for the San Antonio Spurs.
