{"id":74860,"date":"2025-08-16T20:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T20:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/74860\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T20:31:07","slug":"celtics-sign-6-foot-6-wing-son-of-5-time-nba-champion-to-help-jaylen-brown-derrick-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/74860\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics sign 6-foot-6 wing, son of 5-time NBA champion to help Jaylen Brown, Derrick White"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtics sign 6-foot-6 wing, son of 5-time NBA champion to help Jaylen Brown, Derrick White<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum’s unfortunate Achilles injury and a myriad of calculated trades have left the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown and Derrick White alone for the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n

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In an effort to provide the talented duo with a consistent offensive option, the Celtics reportedly signed<\/a> star G-League forward Ron Harper Jr. on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“The Boston Celtics and Ron Harper Jr. have agreed to a deal, league sources told HoopsHype,” HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto shared via Twitter\/X on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s spent the past three NBA seasons with the (Toronto) Raptors and (Detroit) Pistons.”<\/p>\n

“The versatile wing surged last season with the Motor City Cruise shooting 39% from 3-point range.”<\/p>\n

The son of former 15-year NBA veteran, Ron Harper, and brother of the San Antonio Spurs’ No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Dylan Harper, Harper Jr. is a solid combo-forward talent that can wear a number of hats on the offensive end.<\/p>\n

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In 27 appearances while splitting his time between the G-League’s Motor City Cruise and Maine Celtics, the 25-year-old contributed 20.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals while knocking down 39.0% of his 8.9 attempts from three-point range.<\/p>\n

Above all, Harper Jr. has developed into one of the most reliable outside shot-makers in the G-League on high volume, and it’s plausible to believe that he can earn a spot in Boston’s rotation in 2025-26.<\/p>\n

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