The Celtics experience definitely affected him. Usually teams give first-round picks more than a season to develop, but Boston’s situation was different because of the influx of draft picks from the Brooklyn trade. So everybody couldn’t stick around.



“I think I just got caught in a vortex,” Hunter said. “They had a lot of assets, a lot of moving parts, and I was just kind of part of that. It took me some time to figure that out. It’s not what I was doing wrong. I was beating myself up for things I wasn’t even doing wrong. Instead of worrying about that opportunity, I was blessed to be there and I got so much love for Boston. I focus on the good of that situation.”

It's only a, but at least he has a direct connection to an NBA team. Three years after being drafted by the Boston Celtics,is still trying to land full-time with an NBA franchise.Most if his time has been in the G-League, and he playedlast season. He goes back to Houston once again this season. In a way, Hunter was the victim of a. With one slot remaining in the Celtics roster, they choseover R. J., and the rest is history ( per Boston Globe's Gary Washburn ):, so he has time to fulfill his dream. Here's hoping he plays well enough this season to land with an NBA team full-time.Follow Tom at @TomLaneHCPhoto via Charles Krupa/Getty Images