Max Strus was waived by the Boston Celtics on Saturday, but it didn’t take the sharp-shooting guard long to find a new home.
The Chicago Bulls signed Strus to a two-way deal Tuesday afternoon, just one day before they kick off their regular season on the road against the Charlotte Hornets. The undrafted DePaul product was originally under a two-way contract with the Celtics but had his deal converted into a two-year guaranteed contract in order to open a two-way slot for Tacko Fall. Strus was then waived after losing the battle for Boston’s 15th and final roster spot to Javonte Green.
OFFICIAL: The Bulls have signed guard Max Strus to a Two-Way contract.
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Getting waived by the Celtics may have seemed like a negative at the time, but the last week has treated Strus rather well.
The Celtics did the 23-year-old a solid by converting him into a guaranteed deal before waiving him. Boston essentially paid Strus to cut him, covering him for what he potentially would have made with the organization in his first year ($415,000). Now, the 6-foot-6 guard gets to head home.
Strus was born in Hickory Hills, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, before playing two seasons at DePaul, earning second team All-Big East honors during his redshirt junior season.
Strus fills Chicago’s final two-way slot. He’ll spend the majority of the season with the organization’s G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. Per two-way regulations, he can spend no more than 45 days with the NBA club.
