Date | League | Transaction |
---|---|---|
2015 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 28th overall by Boston. |
27th July, 2015 | NBA | Signed four year, $5,860,628 rookie scale contract with Orlando. Included team options for 2017/18 and 2018/19. |
31st December, 2015 | D-League | Assigned by Boston to Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
1st January, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Boston from Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
16th January, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Boston to Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
24th January, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Boston from Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
3rd March, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Boston to Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
3rd March, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Boston from Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
4th March, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Boston to Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
7th March, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Boston from Maine Red Claws of the D-League. |
24th October, 2016 | NBA | Waived by Boston. |
27th October, 2016 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season and through 2018 with Chicago. |
8th November, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Chicago to Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
14th November, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Chicago from Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
26th November, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Chicago to Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
27th November, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Chicago from Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
7th December, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Chicago to Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
7th December, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Chicago from Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
9th December, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Chicago to Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
11th December, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Chicago from Windy City Bulls of the D-League. |
29th December, 2016 | NBA | Waived by Chicago. |
6th January, 2017 | D-League | Acquired by Long Island Nets. |
20th October, 2017 | G-League | Returning player rights traded by Long Island Nets to Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for a 2018 first round pick. |
20th October, 2017 | G-League | Designated as a returning player by Rio Grande Valley Vipers. |
14th January, 2018 | NBA/G-League | Signed a two-way contract with Houston/Rio Grande Valley Vipers. |
17th August, 2018 | NBA/G-League | Houston ended two-way contract. |
31st August, 2018 | G-League | Returning player rights traded by Rio Grande Valley Vipers to Erie BayHawks in exchange for the returning player rights to Jonathan Gibson and a 2018 fourth round pick. |
7th September, 2018 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Atlanta. |
13th October, 2018 | NBA | Waived by Atlanta. |
20th October, 2018 | G-League | Designated as a returning player by Erie BayHawks. |
10th January, 2019 | NBA/G-League | Signed a two-way contract with Boston/Maine Red Claws. |
2012 - 2015 | Georgia State (NCAA) |
June 2015 - October 2016 | Boston Celtics (NBA) |
October 2016 - December 2016 | Chicago Bulls (NBA) |
January 2017 - June 2017 | Long Island Nets (D-League) |
July 2017 | Portland Trail Blazers (Summer League) |
October 2017 - January 2018 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (G-League) |
January 2018 - August 2018 | Houston Rockets (NBA)/Rio Grande Valley Vipers (G-League) |
September 2018 - October 2018 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
October 2018 - January 2019 | Erie BayHawks (G-League) |
January 2019 - present | Boston Celtics (NBA)/Maine Red Claws (G-League) |
June 29, 2018
R.J. Hunter
SG – 6’5, 185lbs - 24 years old - 3 years of experience
In 47 games for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Hunter certainly got his shots up. Of course he did; that’s what he does.
In 30.4 minutes of 47 G-League contests, Hunter averaged 20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, shooting 36.8% from three-point range on only a smidge less than ten attempts per game. He has always been more about volume than efficiency, yet the sheer power of that volume counts for something.
Beyond gunning up all these three-pointers off the catch (normally preceded by a fairly low amount of movement on his part), the rest of Hunter’s game is harder to project at the NBA level. He likes to handle the ball up top and slow the pace in the half-court, but if he is not putting up a jumper of his own at the end of the possession, then he is making only fairly simple swing and roll passes. He is a refeed and bail-out option, yes, but not a creator or handler of note. And while he does try defensively, his lack of great speed is a bit of a problem, and he also tends to get caught looking when not on the ball. That same lack of top level athleticism affects his projection as a shooter, too; considering his shot is more about volume than efficiency, and considering other shooters with similar efficiencies and/or volumes have better speed and movement to get their shots away, Hunter is not at the top of the shooter pile.
Hunter could in theory have the same sort of NBA career that Troy Daniels is currently having. But I think we were all hoping for a bit more than that.
Player Plan: Has a second year on his two-way deal that I would release him from.