Coty

Clarke

Fournier missed the final three seeding games with a minor illness, but he’ll get back out there tonight, which will shift Wes Iwundu back to the second unit. Clark will start off guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it will be a team-wide effort in attempting to contain the MVP, with Fournier, Ennis and Khem Birch also expected to get some reps defending Giannis.

He had a couple 10-day contracts with the Celtics last season and was with the Wolves during the summer league. It’s just a one-year deal, so we could see Clarke back in the summer league next year.

The 6'7" forward out of Arkansas went undrafted in 2014 and spent last season playing with Hapoel Kazrin in Israel where he posted averages of 19.4 points and 9.4 boards per game. The Celtics now have 20 players under contract (that includes partially guaranteed deals), so Clarke’s chances of making the final roster are very slim.

“We thought Coty was the best guy available,” Ainge said. “He’s had a terrific year in Maine. He’s been with our organization all year. He knows our stuff and there’s a little bit of continuity there. There’s some carryover to what our players do in [Maine] and what our players do in Boston. So we thought it was the easiest transition.” Clark is on a 10-day deal, but he hasn’t cracked the rotation yet and likely won’t have a significant role the rest of the way.

Clarke, who was in training camp with the Celtics, had been playing for the D-League’s Main Red Claws, where he was averaging 16.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals on 50.8 percent shooting, including 38.8 percent from distance and 79.2 percent from the free throw line.

Only Mickey has a shot at cracking the rotation, but he’s still only getting limited minutes. Clarke is on a 10-day contract and is not on the fantasy radar.

His second 10-day contract has expired, so Clark will head back to the D-League. The Celtics will keep their 15th roster spot open for now to maintain their flexibility.

Clarke is only averaging 1.5 points in two games with the Celtics and it goes without saying that he can be left on waivers in all fantasy leagues.

Clarke may not be retained after his second 10-day contract expires, and can safely remain on the waiver wire in all leagues.

He’s played a total of three minutes for the Celtics, so he won’t be a factor in fantasy leagues.