When the Celtics waived two-way rookie Anton Watson shortly after their 110-103 win over the Denver Nuggets, it appeared to be the precursor for something more. It didn’t take long for that move to come, with the Celtics signing Miles Norris to a two-way deal.
A native of San Francisco, the 6–foot-7, 220-pound wing played his final season of high school basketball at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, before committing to the University of Oregon, where his mother was a three-year letter-winner in women’s basketball.
After spending his freshman year at Oregon, where he reached the Sweet Sixteen alongside Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, Norris transferred to City College of San Francisco, a junior college where his uncle had a successful football career, and his sister won two state track championships.
After a year there, he went to UC Santa Barbara, where he spent three seasons, starting in 88 of his 99 appearances, averaging 11.6 points on 47.6% shooting from the field and 37.7% from three, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. He ended his career as just the 12th Gaucho to hit 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds.
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft, Norris signed a two-way contract with the Atlanta Hawks. He appeared in 45 games for their G-League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, averaging 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.0 steals in 29.2 minutes in 43 starts.
The 24-year-old also spent time with Cagdas Bodrum Sporin Turkey before signing a training camp deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and sticking with their G-League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle (Memphis Grizzlies affiliate), where he has averaged 17.1 points on 46.5% shooting from the field, 38.5% from three (3.3 makes on 8.6 attempts per game), 5.5 rebounds (1.5 offensive), 1.5 assists, and 1.1 steals this season. He ranks third in the G-League in made threes (79).
Norris, who has yet to play a regular-season NBA game, joins Drew Peterson and JD Davison as the Celtics’ two-way players. The Celtics have one standard roster spot remaining.
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