On this day in Boston Celtics history, a trio of former Celtics were born. The first of the trio, March 18th is the birthday of fan-favorite big man Brian Scalabrine, who played for the Celtics for five seasons between 2005 and 2010 and came into this world in 1978 in Long Beach, California.
A product of the University of Southern California, White Mamba — as he is sometimes called — was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft 35th overall by the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets. Scalabrine would sign a five-year deal with the Celtics in 2005, where he would win a championship with the Banner 17 crew in 2008.
He would average 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game with Boston.