On this day: 3 players lost to 1967 expansion draft; Amir Johnson born

On this day, ex-Boston Celtics big man Amir Johnson was born, and three players were taken from the team in the 1967 NBA expansion draft.

The second Boston player drafted was Ron Watts, a 6-foot-6 forward out of Wake Forest taken with the 17th overall pick of the 1966 draft.

He would win a championship with the Celtics in his rookie season, and played two seasons with Boston before being taken in the expansion draft, over which he averaged 1.4 points, as many rebounds and 0.1 assists.