On this day: Avery traded; Olynyk, Knight signed; Barnett, Simmons born

On this date in 2017, the Boston Celtics traded veteran guard Avery Bradley to the Detroit Pistons for forward Marcus Morris.

Ex-Boston guard John Simmons was also born today, a member of the inaugural season of the franchise in the 1946-47 Basketball Association of America (a precursor of the NBA) season, it’s first as well.

Simmons, a product of NYU, averaged 5.3 points over his 60 games with the team.

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