If you want to get the attention of Boston Celtics fans ahead of an NBA draft, tell the media you are a fan of Larry Bird’s game. If you want to get the attention of the Celtics’ front office ahead of an NBA draft, spend your entire career as a basketball player molding yourself in the image of the Hick From French Lick.
Utah State’s Taylor Funk has done the latter since a young age, his family’s interest in the sport (and one of the greatest to play it) helping to shape him into the player he is today. That player is a very solid prospect known as much for his passing as his shooting, qualities which have got Funk in the door to work out with Bird’s storied ball club. And he shares Bird’s near-maniacal dedication to his craft as well.
“I was home-schooled my entire life,” said Funk in an interview with Utah State Athletics’ Patrick Mayhorn. “The decision of me being homeschooled was so I could train more than the average player.”
Jackson was the do-it-all glue guy who helped keep the Huskies afloat all the way to the NCAA title with his well-rounded, fundamental-rich toolkit. https://t.co/vH6EtLy7rN
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) May 14, 2023