Paul Silas, a three-time NBA champion — two of which he won playing for the Boston Celtics — has passed away. A native of Prescott, Arkansas who played for Creighton collegiately, Silas was drafted with the 10th overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft by the organization that is today the Atlanta Hawks (then based out of St. Louis, Missouri).
Silas would play for that team, the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, and Seattle SuperSonics (today’s Oklahoma City Thunder) in addition to the Celtics as a decorated player. The two-time All-Star forward would go on to have a three-decade career as an assistant and head coach in the NBA before retiring in 2012.
Let’s take a look at his career in photos.
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