The Celtics have added DJ Steward to their roster on a training camp deal to compete for a two-way contract.

Under the new CBA, NBA teams are now permitted to sign up to three two-way contracts on their roster. In previous seasons they were only allowed

two. Two-way contract players are allowed a maximum of 50 games with their NBA team and are not eligible to play in the playoffs. They spent the

rest of their time with their NBA team’s G League affiliate. The Boston Celtics currently have one two-way contract spot open with Jay Scrubb and JD

Davison occupying the other two. Over the weekend, the Celtics added DJ Steward to their roster on a training camp contract to compete for a two-

way contract spot as per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

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DJ Steward will have a shot to earn a Celtics roster spot on a two-way contract. Steward went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft. He played with the

Sacramento Kings in Summer League that year and earned an invite to training camp, but was one of their final roster cuts. He played the 2021-22

season in the G League with the Stockton Kings. He spent last season playing Canadian Elite Basketball League and he joined the Philadelphia 76ers

for Summer League this year.

Steward suited up in 28 games for the Stockton Kings in the 2021-22 season. He averaged 12.0 points per game, 2.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists with

splits of 45.8 percent shooting from the field, 40.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 82.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

DJ Steward To Sign Training Camp Deal With Celtics

August 12th 2023 at 7:58pm CST by Arthur Hill

The Celtics have reached an agreement on a training camp contract with former Duke guard DJ Steward, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Sources tell Wojnarowski that Steward will be given a chance to earn a two-way contract. Boston has one spot open, with JD Davison and Jay

Scrubb already holding two-way deals.

Steward signed with the Kings in 2021 and 2022 and wound up in the G League both years. In April, he joined the Vancouver Bandits in the

Canadian Elite Basketball League.

The 21-year-old played for the Sixers in the Las Vegas Summer League, where he averaged 16.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in five games.

Steward’s signing will give the Celtics 16 players under contract, five short of the offseason limit.

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