JD Davison won the MVP Award for the NBA Gatorade League last season, and the Boston Celtics converted his two-way contract to a standard deal to put him on their playoff roster, then picked up their team option in June to keep the former Alabama guard for the 2025-26 season.

But on Thursday, Boston announced Davison had been waived. Waiving Davison put Boston’s committed spending for the 2025-26 season below the second apron of the luxury tax and left the Celtics with an open roster spot.

Davison won the Kia NBA G League Most Valuable Player Award for the 2024-25 season as he averaged 25.6 points, 7.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 45 games for the Maine Celtics.

Davison also played 16 regular-season games with Boston during the 2024-25 season. He had 33 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists, five steals and one blocked shot in 93 minutes of court time. Davison also played 13 minutes in four playoff games.

Davison earned Alabama’s Mr. Basketball Award for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons while leading the Calhoun School in Letohatchee to the AHSAA Class 2A championship in each campaign. Davison averaged 33.4 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a junior and 32.4 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists as a senior at Calhoun.

Davison averaged 8.5 points, 4.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in his only season at Alabama.

Since Boston selected Davison at No. 53 in the 2022 NBA Draft, the guard had been with the team on a two-way contract until April 13, when he signed his standard deal to become playoff eligible.

A two-way contract allows an NBA team to shuttle a player between the big team and the G League affiliate without exposing him to waivers. During that time, Davison became Maine’s career leader in points and assists while appearing in 36 regular-season games with Boston.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.

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