Today was the deadline for cutting the roster down to 15, and in a move none of us expected a few months ago, James Young is sticking around and RJ Hunter (on his birthday, no less) is looking for a new home.
James Young has made the Boston Celtics 15-man roster, league source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) October 24, 2016
Boston Celtics have waived RJ Hunter, source told ESPN.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) October 24, 2016
I’m a little surprised it worked out this way simply because Hunter is the more recent pick, and he’s not been horribly outplayed by Young.