Javonte Green
| Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 23, 1993 |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brunswick (Lawrenceville, Virginia) |
| College | Radford (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Peixegalego |
| 2016–2018 | Trieste |
| 2018–2019 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2019–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Javonte Green is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders.
Professional career
Peixegalego
After garnering little NBA interest, Green signed with CB Marín Peixegalego of the Spanish third division, LEB Plata on September 11, 2015.[1] In his first professional season, Green averaged 18 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game and was named the LEB Plata's Most Valuable Player.[2]
Trieste
Green signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian second division, Serie A2 Basket, on July 11, 2016.[3] He averaged 15.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.4 steals in 45 games with Trieste during the 2016-17 season.[4] He returned to Trieste for a second season, averaging 18.1 points, , 7.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and a league-leading 2.3 steals per game. Following the season, Green was named to the Phoenix Suns NBA Summer League roster.[5]
ratiopharm Ulm
Green signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga on July 25, 2018.[6] Green averaged 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game in 51 games between league and EuroCup play.[7] He was selected as a reserve to play in the 2019 BBL All-Star Game as a member of the "International" team.[8]
Boston Celtics
Green was invited to play in the 2019 NBA Summer League as a member of the Boston Celtics roster. He played in all five of the Celtics' games and averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 steals.[9] The Celtics signed Green to a two year contract with a partially guaranteed salary for the first season.[10]
References
- ^ "Javonte Green Signs Pro Contract with Marin Peixegalego". RadfordAthletics.com. September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Javonte Green leaves Marín to Italy by signing for Trieste". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). July 12, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Javonte Damar Green inks with Pallacanestro Trieste". Sportando. NanoPress. July 11, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (March 7, 2017). "Javonte Green ready to stay in Trieste". Sportando. NanoPress. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Suns' Javonte Green: Headed to summer league with Suns". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. July 1, 2018.
- ^ https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/717486/ulm-acquires-javonte-green/
- ^ Anderson, Ty (July 25, 2019). "Celtics sign Tacko Fall, three others". 985TheSportsHub.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Reservists of the ALLSTAR Games: Aito relies on newcomers, Menz on veterans and 348 internationals". EasyCredit-BBL.de (in German). February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Celtics Sign Four Players". NBA.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ McMahon, Michael (July 18, 2019). "Celtics Rumors: Boston Signing Javonte Green To Two-Year Contract". NESN.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.