The Boston Celtics will train the third-year, $2.74 million group possibility on Baylor Scheierman for the 2026-27 season, NBA insider Michael Scotto reported Thursday.
Scheierman was the thirtieth general choose within the 2024 NBA Draft and is within the second 12 months of his four-year, $12.8 million rookie scale contract.
Scheierman has performed in 35 profession video games with Boston, averaging 3.3 factors, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.0 help in 11.9 minutes per recreation. This season, he has appeared in 4 video games, averaging 0.8 factors and three.0 rebounds per contest.
Boston’s backcourt rotation, led by Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, depends on function gamers like Scheierman to stability minutes and protect power for the starters.
Because the Celtics look to combine their youthful gamers, Scheierman will proceed to have alternatives to contribute in observe and video games.