{"id":155236,"date":"2025-09-19T16:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155236\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:29:07","slug":"celtics-sign-6-foot-8-forward-38-6-shooter-to-assist-jaylen-brown-in-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155236\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics sign 6-foot-8 forward, 38.6% shooter to assist Jaylen Brown in 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Celtics<\/a> have decided to make yet another move around the margins heading into the 2025-26 campaign, as the storied franchise reportedly added<\/a> ex-Phoenix Suns<\/a> prospect Jalen Bridges on Friday.<\/p>\n

Bridges made his mark on both ends of the floor for the Suns’ G-League affiliate Valley Suns in 2024-25. Now, the undrafted forward will have a chance to impact winning for the 2024 NBA champions and support their 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s unfortunate Achilles tear during the 2025 postseason.<\/p>\n

“The Boston Celtics and Jalen Bridges have agreed to a deal, league sources told HoopsHype,” HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto shared via Twitter\/X on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old appeared in games at the NBA level sparingly for the Suns in 2024-25, averaging just 1.1 points on a horrid 28.6% field goal percentage. Fortunately for Bridges, he really began to show his true potential throughout his stint in the G-League.<\/p>\n

While appearing in 31 contests for the Valley Suns, Bridges contributed a solid 14.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals while knocking down 38.6% of his 6.9 attempts from three-point range.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Bridges also competed in 10 games of the G-League’s Tip-Off Tournament this past season, a stretch that saw the Baylor University product simultaneously bump his scoring average up to 16.2 points and his outside shot-making clip to a fantastic 39.7% on 7.8 attempts.<\/p>\n

Standing at 6-foot-8, the forward has displayed clear two-way potential and a consistent three-point shooting stroke. As a result, he could be a perfect fit for a Celtics squad heavily dependent on versatility and jump-shooting production from their wings.<\/p>\n

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