Former Celtics G League guard signs a two-way contract with the Bulls

The Chicago Bulls signed DJ Steward, a former G League guard for the Boston Celtics, to a two-way contract on Sunday. With the Bulls, Steward played in the NBA Summer League, and his excellent play earned him a contract. During Summer League, Steward led the squad in both assists and points. The Chicago native is now under contract with his home team.

“The Chicago Bulls announced today the team has signed guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract,” The Bulls announced in a press release. “Steward, 6-2, 162, appeared in 32 games (five starts) with the Maine Celtics, the Boston Celtics G League Affiliate, in 2023-24 – averaging 19.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 29.7 minutes. Steward tallied 18 games with 20-plus points and scored 30 or more points on two occasions a season ago, alongside three double-doubles. He was one of six G League players in 2023-24 to average at least 19.0 points per game across 30 or more games played. The Chicago, Ill. native was named G League Player of the Week for games played from March 11-17, 2024 – posting averages of 27.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game during that span, which was a part of a nine-game 20-plus point scoring streak (2/25/24-3/21/24). This marked the longest such streak of his G League career.”

As you can see, DJ Steward had a great season in the G League and hopes to continue that success with the Bulls.