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Celtics Waive former Pitt F Justin Champagnie

The former Pitt Panthers star will have to find a new home.

Stephen Thompson

Celtics Waive former Pitt F Justin Champagnie
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers forward Justin Champagnie will now have to find a new home in professional basketball. 

After spending this past spring and summer with the Boston Celtics, the club waived Champagnie, according to a report from The Athletic's Shams Charania. If he had not been released today, the former Pitt star's contract would have become partially guaranteed for $50,000. 

At the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas last month, Champagnie finished tied for third on the team in scoring (13 points per game) and first in rebounding (8.3 rebounds per game). Champagnie also made 30.4% of his 3-pointers and 71.4% of his free throws, blocked one shot per game and led the Celtics in minutes at 28.6 per contest over four appearances. 

Champagnie was on Boston's roster for the 2023 playoffs. He appeared in two games, averaging 2.5 points and 1.0 rebounds over 11.7 minutes per appearance. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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