Max Strus, DePaul

They say that when one door closes, another one opens.

That’s exactly what happened for former DePaul Blue Demon Max Strus. Strus had achieved his dream of playing in the NBA when he signed a two year contract with the Boston Celtics, but he failed to make the Celtics’ final roster after being waived from the team on Saturday.

Today, Strus achieved an even bigger dream. The dream of playing for his hometown team. Strus, a native of Hickory Hills, signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls.

Max led the Blue Demons in scoring during his senior season with the Blue Demons while averaging 20.9 points per game.

The 6-6 guard also contributed 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and shot the ball overall at 42.9 percent while shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc.

With a two-way contract, Strus can expect to play with both the NBA Chicago Bulls team as well as the Windy City Bulls squad of the G-League this season.

Each NBA team is allowed to sign only two players per season to a two-way contract. The terms of the contract do not permit Strus to play more than 45 games with the NBA Bulls this season.

Strus averaged five points per game, two rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game while playing 14.6 minutes per game during the pre-season with the Celtics.

Max plans on wearing number 28 with the Bulls.

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