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Boston Celtics Announce Signing of Ex-Clippers Player

The Celtics have officially announced a signing.

Joey Linn

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) and LA Clippers guard Jay Scrubb (0) at the Smoothie King Center.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) and LA Clippers guard Jay Scrubb (0) at the Smoothie King Center. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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The NBA preseason is officially underway. With the regular season now just two weeks away, teams are tweaking their training camp rosters.

Training camp gives teams an opportunity to look at different players who may not have a pathway to the standard roster, but could be valuable depth pieces in the organization. This is important for every team, including the defending champion Boston Celtics.

In an official announcement on Thursday, the Celtics shared that they have signed 6-foot-5 guard Jay Scrubb.

Via Celtics: “(1) We have signed guard Jay Scrubb ☘️ (2) In a corresponding move, we have waived forward Tristan Enaruna.”

Scrubb was selected 55th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets, but was dealt to the LA Clippers. Ultimately signing a two-way deal with the Clippers, Scrubb appeared in 22 NBA games for the franchise.

Spending time in the G League with the Agua Caliente Clippers (who became the Ontario Clippers before recently rebranding to the San Diego Clippers), Scrubb averaged 19.8 points in 10 Showcase Cup games.

Scrubb’s G League success continued the next season (2022-23) when he averaged 22.2 points in 28 games for the Lakeland Magic.

Signing a two-way contract with the Celtics in 2023, Scrubb was waived in October of that year. The 24-year-old guard recently recovered from an ACL injury and is now back in Boston.

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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