The Boston Celtics have signed Amari Williams to a two-way contract.
Williams (7-0, 262), the forty sixth general decide within the 2025 NBA Draft, appeared in 141 video games (115 begins) throughout 4 seasons at Drexel (2020-24) and one season at Kentucky (2024-25). The 23-year-old averaged 10.4 factors, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.6 blocks in 21.4 minutes per recreation whereas capturing 52.9% from the sector in his collegiate profession.
The Nottingham, England, native began in all 36 contests in 2024-25 for the Wildcats, posting averages of 10.9 factors, 8.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 22.8 minutes per recreation. Williams led the staff in rebounds (306) and area objective share (.561) and tied for the staff lead in assists with 115, essentially the most ever by a 7-footer at Kentucky. He additionally grew to become simply the second participant in SEC historical past to document not less than 375 factors, 300 rebounds, 100 assists, 40 blocks, and 20 steals in a single season. Previous to his time at Kentucky, Williams was a three-time CAA Defensive Participant of the 12 months (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) and a two-time First-Staff All-CAA choice (2022-23, 2023-24) at Drexel.
