Report: Celtics sign Jabari Parker, waive Mo Wagner
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The Boston Celtics have waived center Mo Wagner and signed power forward Jabari Parker, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Parker, the No. 2 pick in the 2014 draft, has averaged 14.8 points and 5.7 per game over his career. He has shot 49.3% from the field and 32.3% from 3.
He has occasional surges, including a 14-game stretch near the beginning of the 2019 season with the Atlanta Hawks where he averaged about 20 points and 7.5 boards per contest, but with poor defense and inconsistencies on the offensive end, he has been unable to find a home since his rookie deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Since the beginning of the 2018 season, Parker has played on the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings.
Boston will hope he provides some depth at the forward and center positions.
Wagner was acquired in the Daniel Theis trade with the Chicago Bulls. Now that Wagner has been waived, the Celtics’ return for the big was Luke Kornet.
The center had extremely limited playing time in Boston. He appeared in nine games and only averaged 6.8 minutes per contest, leading to averages of 1.2 points and 2.1 rebounds.
Boston’s next game is scheduled for Saturday with an 8:30 p.m. tipoff against the Golden State Warriors.
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