VU Hoops · Oct 14, 2017
Daniel Ochefu signs with Boston Celtics
On Friday afternoon, the Boston Celtics announced that they have signed the former Villanova big man.
The #Celtics have signed center Daniel Ochefu. The 6-11 center played in 19 games with the Wizards as a rookie last season.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 13, 2017 Ochefu comes to Boston after being waived by the Washington Wizards earlier this week.
The 6-11 center logged 75 minutes of action over 19 games last season as a rookie for the Wizards. In that time, he averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds, as well as posted a 16.5 percent rebounding rate.
The move comes shortly after Celtics’ big man Aron Baynes suffered a hyperextended knee in a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers.