The 2021 NBA champion Bucks will be adding power forward Semi Ojeleye to shore up their frontcourt depth, agent Sean Kennedy informs Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (via Twitter).
Selected with the No. 37 pick in the 2017 NBA draft out of SMU by the Celtics, the 6-6 forward spent his first four NBA seasons in Boston. Despite not being much of a scorer (his career-best average thus far is 4.6 PPG in 2020-21), Ojeleye nevertheless found his way into the rotation for the Celtics’ various playoff-bound teams over the years, including two Eastern Conference Finals teams in 2018 and 2020.
In 2020-21, Ojeleye averaged the aforementioned 4.6 PPG, to go along with 2.6 RPG in 17.0 minutes per contest. He played in 56 games, starting 15. Ojeleye proved to be a solid three-point shooter, albeit on a modest volume, connecting on 36.7% of his 2.8 looks from long range.
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