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3 things to know about Matt Ryan, the Celtics’ new two-way player

On Monday, the Celtics announced the signing of Matt Ryan, a 6-foot-7 guard who most recently played for the Grand Rapids Gold in the G-League.

Ryan joins the Celtics on a two-way contract, filling the void left by Sam Hauser who signed a guaranteed deal for the rest of the year earlier this month. Ryan and Brodric Thomas are now both on two-way contracts.

Here are three things to know about Ryan.

He’s a sharpshooter

Ryan’s numbers in the G-League aren’t mind-blowing, but he’s shown he can really hit from deep — most notably in a January game during which he buried nine 3-pointers en route to 34 points.