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Brian Lewis: Both Okobo and Gates are exhibit 10 deals, according to an #NBA source. #Nets
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.
The Celtics have waived forward Kaiser Gates, according to NBA.com’s official transactions log. The move leaves Boston with 19 players under contract.
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.
Darnell Mayberry: The Bulls have agreed to a training camp deal with former Xavier forward Kaiser Gates, The Athletic has learned. Gates played on the Bulls’ summer league roster after forgoing the final year of his collegiate eligibility. He shot 37.8% from 3 on 4.2 attempts per game last year.
Ben Stinar: Per source: Kaiser Gates (@Kaisergates) worked out for the Atlanta Hawks yesterday. The former @XavierMBB star was on the Chicago Bulls summer league team after participating in the @ProBBallCombine.
Kaiser Gates, one of several eligible Xavier players to go undrafted on Thursday night, has agreed to play for the Chicago Bulls' NBA Summer League team, according to a report via Twitter from NBA reporter Steve Kyler confirmed via Twitter by Xavier Basketball.
