It is the birthday of former Boston shooting guard Tracy Jackson, who was born this day in 1959 in Rockville, Maryland and drafted out of Notre Dame by the Celtics 25th overall in the 1981 NBA Draft.
Tracy Jackson: All-Met POY 1977 Paint Branch HS, Top 25 Scoring Notre Dame, 2nd RD Boston Celtics #whynotusproject pic.twitter.com/fhMBfWLcpx
— #WhyNotUs (@whynotusproject) June 27, 2016
Despite being taken ahead of current Boston head honcho Danny Ainge (No. 31 overall), Jackson’s Celtics tenure was a short one, his contract sold to the Chicago Bulls for cash considerations.
Jackson averaged 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time with Boston.