The Celtics also drafted a 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of Virginia by the name of Rick Carlisle. Fans today typically know him as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, but he also played five seasons in the NBA as a player, three being with Boston.
Ex-Celt Rick Carlisle makes an ignominious cameo in The Last Dance https://t.co/wZaiRQOqhy
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) April 20, 2020
He’d win a championship with the team in 1986 (and make a bit of an awkward cameo in Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” documentary), while averaging 2.2 points and 1.1 assists per game with the Celtics.