The Boston Celtics assigned training camp invitees Tim Frazier, Rodney McGruder and Christian Watford to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League on Friday.
Each team can assign up to four players this season. Frazier, McGruder and Watford were all camp cuts who spent time with Boston with the expectation they would sign in Maine.
Bios from the Red Claws:
Frazier, a 6-1 guard out of Penn State University, averaged 14.9 points and a Big Ten-leading 5.4 assists during his senior year.
McGruder, a 6-4 guard out of Kansas State University, played last season overseas for Alomeromu SE Paks of the Hungarian A Division, averaging 14.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists during league play. He also averaged 12.7 points over six games in the EuroChallenge.
Watford is a 6-9 forward out of Indiana University. He also played overseas in 2013-14, playing in 37 games for the Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Winner League. He averaged 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
