Celtics reportedly sign Brewster Academy alum Miles Norris to two-way contract

By Khari A.

Thompson Hours after they announced that they were waiving rookie two-way forward Anton Watson , the Celtics have signed forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract according to ESPNs Shams Charania.

The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward averaged 17.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists for the G-Leagues Memphis Hustle this season.

After spending the bulk of his high school career in California, Norris transferred to New Hampshires Brewster Academy for his senior season.

Brewster won the Class AAA NEPSAC regular-season title that year.

A former four-star recruit, Norris was the No.

69 ranked prospect in the nation in the Class of 2018 according to 247 Sports.

He signed with Oregon, where he was briefly teammates with Celtics guard Payton Prichard.

Norriss mother was a three-year letter winner in basketball at Oregon, according to his bio on the UC Santa Barbara website.

Norris transferred to City College of San Francisco after one season with the Ducks.

He finished his college career at UC Santa Barbara, where he averaged 11.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game over three seasons.

The Boston Celtics are signing forward Miles Norris to a two-way NBA deal out of the NBA G League's Memphis Hustle, agents Mike Silverman and Troy Payne of Equity Basketball tell ESPN.

Norris has averaged 17.1 points and 5 rebounds in G League.

Norris signed a two-way deal with the Hawks in 2023 after going undrafted.

He averaged 12.7 points in 29 games with Atlanta G-League affiliate College Park last season.

He spent time with Turkish club Cagdas Bodrumspor before signing with Memphis.

Norris has shown ability to score the ball from beyond the arc; he is a career 39 percent 3-point shooter in the G-League.

He is averaging 9.1 3-point attempts per game this season and averaging 13.3 field-goal attempts overall.

He is also an 81 percent free-throw shooter.

Norris graduated cum laude from Brewster Academy.

Other Brewster Academy alumni in the NBA include Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, Bulls forward Matas Buzelis, Knicks forward TJ Warren, and Clippers center Kai Jones.

Khari A.

Thompson Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com.

Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered college football for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.

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