The Boston Celtics waived guard R.J. Hunter on Monday to cut their roster down to 15, according to a Boston Globe report.
Hunter was a first-round pick in the 2015 draft, 28th overall. The guard played 36 games with the Celtics last season and played in eight games for the Maine Red Claws, where he averaged 13.8 points per game.
The move means that guard James Young, a 2014 first-round pick, will remain with the Celtics. Young played 29 games with Boston last season and 16 games with the Red Claws over two seasons.
PELICANS: New Orleans waived veteran forward Alonzo Gee, a move that keeps recently acquired guard Lance Stephenson on the opening-night roster.
Stephenson has struggled to find a long-term fit since leaving Indiana in 2014, playing with Charlotte, the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis during the past two seasons. Deserved or not, he became saddled with a reputation of being selfish and unreliable. He said he intends to show everyone that he is “not the person that you heard about.”
PACERS: Just hours after signing rookie Ben Bentil, Indiana waived the 6-foot-9 forward.
Bentil was one of Boston’s second-round draft picks in June but was cut before the start of the season. The former Providence star wasn’t expected to get much playing time and could be assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League.
THUNDER: Oklahoma City finally cut ties with troubled forward Mitch McGary.
The team announced that it waived McGary, a first-round pick in 2014, along with guard Ronnie Price, forward Chris Wright and center Kaleb Tarczewski.
McGary faces two drug suspensions for a combined minimum of 15 games. Thunder GM Sam Presti said last month that he was disappointed in McGary’s decisions.
LAKERS: Los Angeles waived Yi Jianlian at the Chinese forward’s request.
The Lakers also waived forward Anthony Brown and apparently kept Metta World Peace on their opening-night roster.
GRIZZLIES: Memphis has given up on its first-round draft pick from 2014, waiving guard Jordan Adams in moves to trim its roster for the regular season.
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