Boston Celtics Sign Former First-Round Pick To Two-Way Contract

NBA Summer season League just isn’t solely an opportunity for rookies to showcase what they’ll do, however an opportunity for others to earn a second-chance within the league.

Mfiondu Kabengele was a type of gamers trying to find a second-chance within the NBA out in Las Vegas during the last two weeks and he has earned a brand new alternative with the Boston Celtics.

On Saturday evening following their fifth and last Summer season League recreation towards the Brooklyn Nets, the Celtics and massive man Mfiondu Kabengele agreed to a two-way contract. This was first reported by The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach and league supply later confirmed the settlement to SI Fastbreak.

Kabengele, 24, was drafted No. 27 total by the Brooklyn Nets in 2019 and he had his rights traded to the Los Angeles Clippers through the draft for future draft compensation.

After spending the 2019-20 season with the Clippers, Kabengele started the 2020-21 season in Los Angeles earlier than being traded to Sacramento Kings after which subsequently being waived. He then signed a totally non-guaranteed cope with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the rest of the 12 months.

Mfiondu Kabengele spent the 2021-22 season within the NBA G League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Houston Rockets affiliate, averaging 17.5 factors and 10.6 rebounds in eight whole video games.

Enjoying with the Boston Celtics in Summer season League this offseason, Kabengele continued proper the place he left off within the G League, showcasing each his scoring within the low-post and rebounding skills on each ends of the ground.

In a complete of 5 video games out in Las Vegas with Boston, the 6-foot-9 massive man averaged 14.8 factors, 8.2 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and shot 27-46 (58.7%) from the ground.

Becoming a member of Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Luke Kornet and Grant Williams within the Boston Celtics’ frontcourt, Mfiondu Kabengele might very properly spend a overwhelming majority of his time within the NBA through the 2022-23 season given his physicality and presence as a dependable rebounder.