Max Shulga News, Rumors, Updates - Boston Celtics

Team option picked up The Celtics exercised Shulga's team option for 2026-27 on Monday, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact Shulga made 11 regular-season appearances, including one start, for the Celtics during his rookie season. Despite not playing a ton, the second-round pick flashed enough to earn another year in Boston, as the Celtics look to get back on track after a disappointing postseason finish.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Back to reserve role Sunday Shulga isn't starting in Sunday's game against Philadelphia.

Impact Shulga made the first start of his career in the 113-108 win over Orlando to close out the regular season, finishing with three points, three boards and one steal in 18 minutes. However, the Celtics' starters are healthy and ready to begin the series with the 76ers, moving Shulga back to the bench and potentially out of the rotation altogether.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Making first NBA start Sunday Shulga is in the Celtics' starting lineup against the Magic on Sunday.

Impact The rookie second-rounder has spent most of the 2025-26 season in the G League with the Maine Celtics and has appeared in just 10 regular-season games for Boston. However, Shulga will enter the starting five for the first time in his NBA career, as the Celtics are resting several starters and key rotation pieces for Sunday's regular-season finale.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Plays in garbage time Wednesday Shulga recorded no statistics while playing the final eight seconds of Wednesday's 147-129 win over the Heat.

Impact Shulga arrived in Miami in time for Wednesday's game, after he had suited up for the G League's Maine Celtics a night earlier in the affiliate's playoff loss to the Greensboro Swarm. With Maine having been eliminated from the postseason, Shulga will remain with Boston moving forward but is unlikely to see minutes outside of garbage-time scenarios or games in which the team is resting multiple rotation players.

APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE

Back with parent club The Celtics recalled Shulga from the G League's Maine Celtics on Wednesday.

Impact Shulga has rejoined Boston ahead of Wednesday's game against the Thunder, but he's unlikely to be featured in the rotation. The rookie second-round pick saw extended run Tuesday in Maine's 130-105 win over the Cleveland Charge, finishing with 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six assists, one rebound and one steal.

MARCH 25 • ROTOWIRE

Celtics' rookie's improbable achievement nearly went unnoticed in rough loss Celtics rookie Max Shulga had a historic day to remember between the NBA and G. League.

MARCH 23 • HARDWOODHOUDINI.COM

Recalled to NBA, available Sunday Boston recalled Shulga from the G League's Maine Celtics, and he is available for Boston's game against Minnesota on Sunday.

Impact Shulga logged 29 minutes in Maine's 121-91 win over the Cleveland Charge on Sunday, during which he tallied 12 points (3-8 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and four assists. He isn't guaranteed to see the floor for the parent club against the Timberwolves.

MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE

Back to NBA Boston recalled Shulga from the G League's Maine Celtics on Friday.

Impact Shulga recorded 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals during a G League game versus the Long Island Nets in his last assignment period. He's not expected to see significant action for the parent team, where he has played less than three minutes in each of his five appearances of the season.

MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE

Bassey and Shulga signings don't spell doom for Ron Harper Jr.'s Celtics tenure Don't worry, Celtics fans! The team's signings of Max Shulga and Charles Bassey don't mean anything bad for Ron Harper Jr.'s future with the...

MARCH 15 • HARDWOODHOUDINI.COM

Lands standard contract Shulga agreed to a two-year contract with the Celtics on Saturday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Impact The VCU product was selected by Boston with the 57th overall pick in the 2025 Draft and subsequently agreed to a two-way deal with the club. However, he's now been upgraded to a standard contract despite logging just five minutes across three regular-season appearances at the NBA level thus far. The 23-year-old guard may continue spending time with the team's G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics, where he has averaged 15.7 points, 6.7 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game across 36 outings.

MARCH 15 • ROTOWIRE

Rare appearance in win Shulga contributed no counting stats across two minutes during Monday's 108-81 victory over Milwaukee.

Impact Shulga appeared for just the second time this season, both of which have come during garbage time. The 57th pick in the 2025 draft is buried on the depth chart in Boston, making him a non-factor in all fantasy formats.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Celtics introduce rookies Hugo Gonzalez, Amari Williams, Max Shulga to Boston Incoming rookies Hugo Gonzalez, Amari Williams, and Max Shulga made their first visit to the city.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Max Shulga on what it was like to be drafted by the Boston Celtics Calling his shot with Boston a "once in a lifetime opportunity," Shulga related that he "couldn't even tell what to feel" when his name was...

AUGUST 18, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Assistant Boston Celtics coach Matt Reynolds on what he sees in Max Shulga "I think in a general sense, it was a really good start for him," said the Sin City Celtics head coach.

AUGUST 12, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Celtics reveal 5 fun facts about second-round pick Max Shulga Max Shulga established himself as the 57th pick in the draft, and the Celtics recently dropped some quick facts about their two-way rookie g...

AUGUST 11, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

No. 57 overall pick Max Shulga signs two-way contract with Celtics Former VCU guard Max Shulga, the 57th pick in the draft, officially signed a two-way contract with the Celtics.

JULY 31, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Celtics just made obvious roster move with intriguing new swing factor The Boston Celtics just signed Max Shulga to a two-way contract, opening up the pathway for him to lead the Maine Celtics as their point gua...

JULY 30, 2025 • HARDWOODHOUDINI.COM

Brad Stevens blown away by Celtics' second-round pick's newly tapped skill In the Boston Celtics' Summer League opener, Max Shulga put his standout trait to the side to showcase a skill that will help him defy the o...

JULY 13, 2025 • HARDWOODHOUDINI.COM

What sort of a player are the Boston Celtics getting in rookie guard Max Shulga? His former head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, Ryan Odom, may know the answer to that particular question as well as anyone does...

JULY 11, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Max Shulga discovered Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla pulls no punches on his first day Shulga spoke at length about how Mazzula does not sugarcoat anything for his players.

JULY 3, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

What new Boston Celtics rookie Max Shulga needs to do to stick in the NBA Just how realistic is his path to becoming a reliable role player for Boston?

JUNE 30, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

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