Rookie Hayden Gray has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Celtics, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets.
Gray led Division I in steals last season, averaging 11.2 points, 3.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game in 35 starts for UC San Diego. Gray, a 6’4” guard, shot 47.9 percent overall and 41.8 percent on 3-point attempts. He was a two-year starter for the Tritons.
Gray was a member of the Celtics’ Summer League team and appeared in one game, posting seven points, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes.
“I’ve got pretty good anticipation, reading the ball-handler’s eyes, knowing where they want to go with it,” Gray told Noa Dalzell of CelticsBlog. “I take pride in defense. A lot of teams are really focusing on creating more possessions, and I think I can do that by causing turnovers and also just being a floor general, handling the ball, and setting the table for everyone.”
If Gray is waived, he would be in line for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he joins the G League’s Maine Celtics and spends at least 60 days with Boston’s affiliate.
Nice move
If this was a laker or Warrior thread, this guy would be leading Boston to chip in the near future, lols.
Gonna be extremely interesting to follow the Celtics this year! I mean for longtime Celtics fans, like myself. We grabbed our 18th NBA title when the opportunity presented itself so now we can sit back fat and happy and see how Stevens builds a new roster and get an insight into how really good our Coach Joe is. I sense we’re going to still shoot lots of threes but otherwise play faster and focus on finding young & relatively tall defenders. Coach is going to have to play more guys and find and develop their skills. Can Joe do this? This next year is going to be exciting with the pressure off. Go Celtics!