Baylor Scheierman is a part of the Celtics’ plans for the 2026-27 season.
Boston will pick up the $2.74 million third-year option within the 2024 first-round draft choose’s contract, based on a number of experiences Thursday. HoopsHype.com’s Michael Scotto was the primary to report the transaction.
Scheierman has seen motion in 4 of the Celtics’ first 5 video games this season after making a number of late-season cameos as a rookie. The 6-foot-6 wing has scored simply three factors so far, however head coach Joe Mazzulla praised his protection after Wednesday night time’s 125-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
“I assumed even Baylor’s 5 or 6 possessions on Donovan Mitchell, he executed the sport plan,” Mazzulla mentioned when requested about contributions from Boston’s depth gamers. “So simply getting 11, 12 guys that may play the way in which we have to play on each ends of the ground, we’ll proceed to develop as a crew. It’s a credit score to them doing that, and we’ve simply acquired to get higher at it.”
Scheierman, who performed 10 minutes in opposition to Cleveland, additionally tallied six rebounds in Monday night time’s victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. He ranks fifth amongst Celtics wings in minutes performed this season (34), trailing Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Josh Minott and Hugo Gonzalez.
With Scheierman’s possibility picked up, the Celtics now have eight gamers below contract for subsequent season, plus crew choices for Minott, Neemias Queta and Jordan Walsh.
Boston will go to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night time in its first 2025 NBA Cup sport.
