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What can Brandon Slater bring to the Maine Celtics?

And is there any chance he can make the regular roster?

The Boston Celtics have recently signed Brandon Slater to a training camp contract he was waived to get into a G League spot, along with a few other players set to head to the Maine Celtics this season.

Slater, who went unselected in the 2023 NBA draft, had spent five seasons at Villanova, including a super senior year due to the COVID pandemic. During his time playing at Villanova, the former Wildcat averaged 9.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, with shooting percentages of 45% from the field and 34.7% from beyond the arc. Brandon Slater, who just turned 24 years old, joined the Celtics with the hope of making an impact in the G-League and potentially earning a spot on the regular roster.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast took a long look at Slater’s game on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip to see what they think of Slater’s potential within Boston’s development system.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Why did the Boston Celtics sign and cut Jordan Schakel, Brandon Slater and Taylor Funk?

Schakel, Funk, and Slater are a trio of wings who fit the profile of the sort of player Boston has been looking for in recent years.

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.

The 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

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Smith: Boston Celtics sign, cut Brandon Slater, Taylor Funk and Jordan Schakel

This was specifically done to pave the way for the trio of small forwards to join the Maine Celtics this coming G League season.

The Boston Celtics reportedly completed a flurry of transactions. Before you get too excited, it does not have much if anything to do with the rumored pursuit of Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jrue Holiday.

Spotrac’s Keith Smith reported the team has “signed and waived Brandon Slater today” and “also waived Taylor Funk and Jordan Schakel.”

This was specifically done to pave the way for the trio of small forwards to join the Maine Celtics and keep them in Boston’s development pipeline in the short-term future.

Much like Funk and Schakel, Slater is an older (24) and rangy, long wing able to defend, but has faults in his game that led the Virginia native to go undrafted out of Villanova in 2023. Unlike them, his shot from deep needs work.

His career 3-point shooting average at Villanova (32.5%) showed signs of steady improvement, so it makes sense to give the former Wildcat a shot at honing his shot in Maine this season.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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