The Boston Celtics have picked up the third-year team option on Baylor Scheierman’s rookie contract, keeping him under contract for the 2026-27 season. Scheierman, the 30th pick in the 2024 Draft, will
be owed a salary of $2.74 million next year. By exercising the team option, the Celtics retain a young prospect for cheap, paving the way for them to reload the roster next year.
Baylor is entering just the second season of his NBA career at 25 years old. As a rookie, he appeared in 31 games for Boston, starting two of them. He averaged 3.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.5 steals in 12.4 minutes per game. In those games, he had shooting splits of 35.5/31.7/75.0.
He also spent some time with Boston’s G-League counterpart out of Maine last year. He played 11 regular season games with them, and was much more impactful there. He averaged 18.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 0.9 steals in 32.8 minutes per game. His shooting numbers were a bit better too – 41.9% from the floor, 33.3% from three, and 78.6% from the free-throw line.
Scheierman will be looking to build on his rookie season and establish a role for himself in the Celtics rotation given their short-handedness in the wings department this season. He’s a creative facilitator, but has lacked shooting touch and NBA-level defensive skills so far, both areas that should be a focus for his development.
Given that Baylor is still on his rookie contract, the Celtics will again have a team option on whether they want to bring him back for a fourth year at the start of next season. If they choose to do so, they will owe him $4.95 million in 2027-28, and will have him as a restricted free-agent at the end of that season.
