Already a fan favorite.
When you've got a team as deep as the Celtics, you don't expect rookies to get a lot of playing time. However, if anyone looks like he's earning rotation minutes thus far in preseason, it would be R.J. Hunter. He has impressed everyone with his shooting, basketball IQ, and even his defense.
"I think it’s pretty obvious, just watching him, he really has a feel," Celtics coach Brad Stevens told reporters in Brooklyn. "It just comes pretty natural -- little passes, simple plays, being able to put the ball on the money to other people, understanding spacing, understanding where his opportunities are going to come.