On this day in Boston Celtics history, former franchise point guard Demetrius Montell Jackson Jr. was signed to a multi-year deal after being drafted in the second round with the 45th overall pick of the 2016 NBA draft.
A product of the University of Notre Dame, Jackson played in the Las Vegas and Utah Summer Leagues that summer, putting up promising numbers ahead of his rookie season with the Celtics. He would spend the bulk of his inaugural season with Boston’s G League developmental affiliates — the (Portland) Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics) — appearing in five regular-season games with the parent club as well.
The South Bend, Indiana native would average just 2 points per game over that stretch, however, and would be waived and stretched at the end of the season.