Jabari Parker to re-sign with Celtics

After being cut by the Celtics earlier this week, backup power forward Jabari Parker has cleared waivers and will ink a new deal with Boston, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).

Parker had been inked to a multiyear agreement with the Celtics last year, although his 2021-22 season salary was only partially guaranteed for $100,000, and had been scheduled to be fully guaranteed by the club’s first game of the season.

Terms of this new deal have yet to be disclosed.

Parker began the 2020-21 season as a little-used Kings reserve. Sacramento eventually waived him after the former 2014 No. 2 lottery pick failed to crack the Kings' rotation. In three games with the Kings, Parker averaged 9 MPG, 2.7 PPG and 2.0 RPG. He then signed with Boston ahead of the Celtics’ postseason push. The 6-8 power forward appeared in 10 contests last season for Boston, averaging 6.4 PPG and 3.5 RPG in 13.8 MPG.