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.

The Celtics released reserve point guard JD Davison on Thursday, the team announced. The move brings Boston down to 14 players on their 15-man roster. Boston picked up a $2.3 million team option on the point guard on June 29 but the contract was non-guaranteed. By releasing Boston now, the team absorbs no cap hit for next season.

It's not quite as painful, of course, as having to trade away point guard Jrue Holiday, whose veteran presence and defense were keys to the Celtics winning the