11:29am: The Celtics have officially signed Thomas to a two-way contract, the team announced today in a press release.
8:02am: The Celtics are filling one of the open spots on their 17-man roster by signing guard Brodric Thomas to a two-way contract, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter).
Thomas, 24, began his rookie season in 2020/21 with the Rockets after going undrafted out of Truman. He had his Exhibit 10 contract with Houston converted to a two-way pact at the end of the preseason, then appeared in four games with the Rockets before being waived in February. Thomas caught on with Cleveland on a new two-way deal less than two weeks later and finished the season with the Cavaliers.
In 32 total games for his two teams, Thomas averaged 3.9 PPG and 1.7 RPG on .361/.271/.674 shooting in 12.5 minutes per contest. He put up better numbers in the G League, with 18.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG, and 3.5 APG on .447/.413/.571 shooting in 14 games (33.6 MPG) for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Canton Charge.
Thomas re-signed with the Cavs on another two-way deal this offseason, but was released last week.
Once Thomas officially joins the team, the Celtics will have 16 players under contract — Thomas and Sam Hauser on two-way pacts, plus 14 players on standard deals. It doesn’t appear the team will fill its final roster spot to start the regular season.
Bad pick up!!! Thomas takes very bad shots, and when he takes well advised shots he misses them! I was so happy the Cavs dropped him!
6’5″ tall, not a shorty! Perfect! Give him a shot!
You’re going to be very disappointed.
Great, another “shooting guard” who can’t shoot — not even an average free throw shooter
He has passing skills to along with solid steal and block rates. He’s a defensive player. That said, he’ll remain in the G league. He won’t be getting any significant minutes behind the Cs stacked roster of wings.