The Boston Celtics announced they waived Yante Maren, Kaiser Gates and Max Strus on Saturday — opening the door to sign guard Javonte Green to the final spot on the roster.
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Kaiser Gates
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Born: 11/08/96
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:227 lbs. / 103 kg.
Born: 11/08/96
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:227 lbs. / 103 kg.
The Celtics have waived forward Kaiser Gates, according to NBA.com’s official transactions log. The move leaves Boston with 19 players under contract.
Keith Smith: I’ve gotten a bunch of questions about how Boston has 22 guys on their camp roster after signing Bryce Brown and John Bohannon. The easy answer is: they don’t. Kaiser Gates and Yante Maten never officially signed with the Celtics. Still could happen, but Boston is at 20 for now.
The Maine Red Claws, presented by Unum, today announced that the team has acquired the Returning Player rights to Kaiser Gates in a trade with the Windy City Bulls.
Shams Charania: The Boston Celtics are signing former Xavier forward Kaiser Gates to a training camp contract to compete for the 15th roster spot along with Tacko Fall and others, league sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium.
The Chicago Bulls have signed free agents Kaiser Gates and JaKarr Sampson to round out their 2018-19 training camp roster. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Gates (6-8, 227) played in three games on the Bulls’ 2018 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League team, averaging 6.7 points per game. Prior to his Summer League experience, Gates played three seasons at Xavier (2015-18), appearing in in 97 games (22 starts). He finished his career with an average of 5.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Gates’ statistical averages improved in each season at Xavier, averaging 7.2 points, 4.6 rebounds per game and scoring in double figures in 11 games in his final season. As a junior in 2017-18, his .378 shooting percentage from behind the arc ranked second on the Big East-champion Musketeers.
