On this day: ’65 championship won; Sharman, Conley join the team

On this day, the Boston Celtics won their seventh NBA championship and sixth in a row; they also traded for guard Bill Sharman and drafted forward Gene Conley on this date.

Speaking of Conley, on this day, the 1961 NBA Expansion Draft was held to populate the roster of the newly-created Chicago Packers. They took the place of the Chicago Stags, and would eventually become the Washington Wizards after several moves and rebrandings.

Conley was selected from Boston’s roster as an unprotected player, but never played for the Packers, instead electing to play baseball for the Boston Red Sox.