The Boston Celtics have made a flurry of moves to strengthen their G League roster by signing Jordan Schakel, Brandon Slater, and Taylor Funk — and then cutting them. If you are confused, this is part of the team’s strategy to develop role players within their system, similar to what they’ve done in the past.
Schakel, Funk and Slater are a trio of wings who fit the profile Boston has been looking for in recent years. The move to sign the three to camp deals and then waive them is to set them up to join the Maine Celtics as affiliate players for the G League season to come.
Buy Celtics TicketsThe hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast recently took a deep dive into this new approach by the Celtics to develop future role players.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say about this strategy and how it might pay off.
Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ
