Waived by the Boston Celtics on Thursday, JD Davison returned to the NBA on Saturday by signing a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets.

One of the Western Conference's best clubs has just added a young ex-Boston Celtics guard. Per Jack Simone of HardwoodHoudini.com, the league's transaction log

The Boston Celtics made a roster move on Wednesday. The team confirmed via its official X account that JD Davison was waived, which puts their roster at 14 players for the 2024-25 season.While a move like this gets the Celtics under the NBA's second tax apron,

JD Davison won the MVP Award for the NBA Gatorade League last season, and the Boston Celtics converted his two-way contract to a standard deal to put him on their playoff roster, then picked up their team option in June to keep the former Alabama guard for the 2025-26 season.

JD Davison has spent of three NBA seasons playing for the Boston Celtics. The former Alabama star was waived by the team on Thursday afternoon. Via The Boston