The Celtics sign the former Timberwolves first-round pick, but he still has to stay in the Development League for a while?

According to CelticsBlog reporter Noa Dalzell, the Boston Celtics have signed Wendell Moore Jr., a former free agent wing player, with a training camp contract containing Exhibit 10. With the completion of this signing, the Celtics also filled the roster of 21 people participating in the team's training camp.

Moore was born in September 2001 and is 24 years old, 196cm tall and weighs 98kg. He is a wing player from Duke University selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 26th pick in the first round in the 2022 NBA Draft. In the past three seasons, in addition to the Timberwolves who selected him, Moore has also played for the Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets. He has made a total of 90 appearances in the NBA regular season, averaging 8.1 minutes per game, averaging 2.3 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 0.5 fouls. He has 46% shooting percentage, 25% three-point shooting percentage and 81.5% free throw percentage. Moore was also an excellent pitcher in the NCAA field back then. His three-point shooting percentage at Duke University reached 41.3%, which is also an important factor in his ability to become a first-round pick. However, his performance in the NBA field was indeed not ideal, which also led to his inability to get stable playing time.

Moore played for the Pistons and Hornets last season. He played 36 games in the NBA regular season, averaging 13.9 minutes per game, averaging 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.1 blocks. He also had 0.8 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 46.8%, three-point shooting percentage was 34.1%, and free throw shooting percentage was 81.8%. Moore's performance did not improve significantly last season, and he still couldn't fully demonstrate his characteristics. Previously, Moore also represented the Magic in the NBA Summer League. He played 5 games in the summer league, averaging 22.7 minutes per game, averaging 13.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.4 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. He shot 44% from the field, 28.6% from three-point shooting percentage and 86.4% from free throws. Moore's performance in the NBA summer league is pretty good, but his stability outside the three-point line is still poor. As a former first-round pick with many years of experience in the NBA and NBA Development League, such performance is not particularly amazing.

Judging from the current situation, the Celtics lineup already includes three players holding two-way contracts. Moore may not be able to stay in the team for the time being. He should most likely be cut before the start of the NBA regular season in the new season and join the Celtics' NBA Development League team Maine Celtics. But after all, Moore is also a former first-round pick. If he can perform well in the NBA Development League field in the new season, maybe he will have the opportunity to become a potential contender for the team's two-way contract?