No. 1 to wear No. 54 – Ed Pinckney (1988-94)
E-Z Ed was a six-season member of the Celtics’ roster in a time of near-constant upheaval, traded by the Sacramento Kings with Joe Kleine to Boston for Danny Ainge and Brad Lohaus on the other side of a deal discussed for the latter.
Pinckney would eventually be dealt again, this time from Boston as part of a package for the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Blue Edwards and Derek Strong.
In the interim, the NCAA champion would average 6.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over his 6 seasons with the Celtics, good enough for the best all-time to wear No. 54.
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