Boston Celtics
Bassey has earned some extra time with the Celtics.
Charles Bassey’s time with the Celtics seems to have gotten slightly bit longer.
In accordance with The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, Boston is signing the 6-foot-10, 230-pound heart to a second 10-day contract.
Bassey has performed in two video games for the Celtics this season. He performed two minutes within the Celtics’ loss to Minnesota last Sunday, and two minutes within the workforce’s win against Golden State on March 18th.
The Celtics are the third NBA workforce that Bassey has suited up for this season. He performed two video games with the Grizzlies and one recreation with the 76ers. The 2021 second-round choose additionally had a three-year stint with the Spurs earlier in his profession.
Bassey was on the Celtics’ summer time league roster this previous July. He posted a pair of double-doubles, together with a 23-point, 13-rebound effort in opposition to the Knicks.
Bassey averaged 20.3 factors and 10.9 rebounds in 46 profession G-League video games. He hung out with the Santa Cruz Warriors and Delaware Blue Coats final season.
With Nikola Vucevic out on account of a fracture in his ring finger, the Celtics are conserving Bassey round to spice up their front-court bench depth within the brief time period.
Neemias Queta has emerged because the Celtics’ beginning heart with Luka Garza as a reserve at that spot. Rookie Amari Williams has cut up time between Boston and Maine this season, enjoying in 19 video games for the Celtics and 18 video games for the G-League affiliate Maine Celtics.
Bassey’s contract will finish through the first week of April. The regular-season runs via April twelfth, when the Celtics host Orlando at TD Backyard for the finale.
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