Per ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics are planning to sign reserve forward Malik Fitts through the 2022-23 NBA season after Fitts played his way into a rest-of-season deal extending into the next as well with a partial guarantee on the 2022-23 portion of his contract.
Woj credits Fitts’ representation — agents Nick Blatchford and Derek Jackson of UNLTD Sports Group — with the news of the signing for the Celtics, who have played the product of the University of South Florida and St. Mary’s sparingly this season. To date, Fitts has appeared in just a pair of contests for Boston this season and has averaged a half-rebound per game across those two very brief appearances.
But it seems the front office likes what they see in Fitts, who at 6-foot-8 and just 24 years old, is still young enough to see his game grow with the opportunity the Celtics are reportedly extending.
After consecutive 10-day contracts, the Boston Celtics are signing forward Malik Fitts through the 2022-2023 season, agents Nick Blatchford and Derek Jackson of UNLTD Sports Group tell ESPN. Fitts’ deal for next season will be partially guaranteed.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 15, 2022
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