On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team selected one player of note in the 2018 NBA draft, held in New York. Texas A&M big man Robert Williams III, a rim-running, shot-blocking prospect, slid to the Celtics at No. 27.
Timelord — as Williams came to be called — is in his third season with Boston. While he had to deal with yet another season plagued with injury, he has shown considerable growth on both ends of the floor, even stealing the team’s starting role by the end of the 2020-21 NBA season.
To date, he’s had a career average of 5.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game with the Celtics.