{"id":582437,"date":"2026-04-04T20:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/582437\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:42:08","slug":"celtics-sign-son-of-ex-lakers-guard-five-time-nba-champion-to-assist-jaylen-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/582437\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics sign son of ex-Lakers guard, five-time NBA champion to assist Jaylen Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although the Boston Celtics<\/a> are busy preparing for the final stretch of the regular season and the beginning of the postseason, they found time to complete a deal for a notable wing contributor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the organization signed <\/a>the son of a former Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> guard and five-time NBA champion to assist Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boston Celtics are signing two-way wing Ron Harper Jr. to a new two-year deal,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania reported on X\/Twitter. \u201cHarper has played a key Celtics rotation role at times this season while spending time starring for their Maine G League affiliate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harper, who enjoyed a productive collegiate career with Rutgers, started his professional career with the Toronto Raptors<\/a>. The 25-year-old spent the majority of his tenure with the 2019 NBA champions in the G-League, only appearing in 10 contests with the big dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harper joined the Detroit Pistons<\/a> for the 2024-25 season, but again, didn\u2019t receive much action in the big leagues. Harper, a pure 6-foot-5 scorer, has received a legitimate opportunity to showcase his skills with the Celtics this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Patterson, New Jersey native is averaging 3.4 points per game this season, shooting 39.8% from the field and 34.4% from beyond the arc in 26 games with the Celtics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although Harper\u2019s NBA career has gotten off to a slow start, it\u2019s clear that Boston values him enough to keep him around for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

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