BOSTON, Mass. – Drexel alumnus Amari Williams and the Boston Celtics have agreed to a two-year contract on Thursday afternoon. The signing was announced by the Celtics on Thursday evening.
Williams was selected by Celtics during the 2025 NBA Draft as the 46th pick. During the NBA Summer League, Williams played in four of the five total games and finished with 6.3 points per game, five boards per game and 1.8 assists per game. Before the 2025-26 NBA season began, Williams signed a two-way contract which allowed him to play to 50 regular season NBA games this season. Williams will also play for Boston’s G League team, the Maine Celtics.
In G-League play, the former Dragon made 21 appearances, averaging 15.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. In the NBA, Williams has appeared in 13 games and averages 8.2 minutes per game.
Williams became the eighth Drexel basketball player to be selected in the NBA Draft and the first since Malik Rose in 1996. The others are Michael Anderson (1988), Richard Congo (1984), Michael Mitchell (1984), Randy Burkert (1982), Len Hatzenbeller (1981) and Greg Newman (1974).
The native of Nottingham, England is the fourth Drexel player to play in the NBA. Anderson, Rose and Damion Lee are the other three. Lee played last season with Phoenix.