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Can Taylor Funk make his way from the Maine Celtics to Boston?

The Boston Celtics have made some minor roster moves recently, including signing and then subsequently waiving Taylor Funk to help guide them to the team’s G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics. Funk, a 6-foot-8 forward from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, played collegiately at St. Joseph’s and later Utah State, where he displayed strong shooting abilities and an impressive wingspan.

His smooth, comfortable playing style invokes his platonic ideal of a basketball player, Larry Bird, which ought to endear him with Celtics fans and his potential for becoming an NBA-level role player.

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Funk averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.9 steals per game in his sole season at Utah State.

The Pennsylvanian may not make Boston’s regular roster this season, but the hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast took a deep dive into his game just in case the Bird-influenced forward makes his way to the parent team some day.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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