James Young rewarded final roster spot, RJ Hunter waived


James Young is officially on the 2016-17 Boston Celtics roster. Woj dropped the news this morning via Twitter:



This highly anticipated move means the end of R.J. Hunter's time in Boston after just one season. The Celtics tried to cash in on Hunter for a quick coin to avoid losing him for nothing, but no one took the bait:



The sharpshooter out of Georgia State made this decision very tough for the Celtics front office by showing off some scoring flashes throughout the preseason:



To make matters worse for Hunter, today is his 23rd birthday. I'm sure his dad Ron is somewhere falling out of his chair in disbelief right now.


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Photo via R.J. Hunter's Instagram