The Maine Celtics have unveiled their 2025-2026 roster, and there’s one notable omission: former St. John star RJ Luis.
Luis was on a two-way contract with the Celtics at coaching camp and joined the Celtics’ G League affiliate after being waived by the Celtics.
However now, Luis will not be on the official Maine Celtics roster, which was introduced Thursday afternoon.
Sources advised CelticsBlog that the explanation that Luis was waived was not because of his on-court play, however as a result of he’s present process surgical procedure that ought to preserve him out for a substantial period of time.
How RJ Luis ended up with the Celtics
The Celtics traded for Luis in August, within the commerce that despatched recently-acquired Georges Niang and two second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz (and consequently lowered their payroll considerably).
Luis, who went undrafted in June, had signed a two-way contract with the Jazz after the draft, and thus slotted into one of many Celtics’ three two-way slots. He didn’t swimsuit up for Summer time League motion because of a knee harm, however was energetic for the Celtics’ coaching camp and preseason. He appeared in three preseason video games, scoring 6 factors in simply 8 minutes of motion.
However, he was waived towards the top of preseason, and the Celtics subsequently signed fellow coaching camp participant Ron Harper Jr. to their third two-way contract (alongside rookies Max Shulga and Amari Williams).
The harm for which he’s present process surgical procedure stays undisclosed at the moment. However the former St. John’s star missed time because of a groin harm in his senior season and sat out for everything of his Summer time League with the Jazz with a knee harm.
13 gamers made the Maine Celtics coaching camp roster
The Maine Celtics formally introduced their 13-man roster on Thursday, forward of Friday’s season opener towards the Greensboro Swarm.
Along with waiving Luis, the Celtics waived Omar El-Sheikh, Vance Jackson, and Nicolas Timberlake.
A lot of the Maine Celtics roster is available in with some prior expertise with the Celtics group.
Aaron Scott, Hayden Grey, Kendall Brown, and Jalen Bridges have been on the workforce’s Summer time League roster and hung out in Boston for coaching camp. Kameron Warrens and Hason Ward, in the meantime, have been on the Maine Celtics final season. Ron Harper Jr. has spent the final two coaching camps with the Celtics, whereas Max Shulga and Amari Williams spent each Summer time League and coaching camp with Boston after being drafted within the second spherical in June.
