On this day: Bowen, Declercq sign; Erden, Williams born

On this day, former Boston Celtics Bruce Bowen and Andrew DeClercq signed deals with the franchise, and big men Semih Erden and Willie Williams were born.

It was also on this date that ex-Boston big man Semih Erden was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1986.

Selected with the 60th pick in the 2008 NBA draft, Erden would play just 37 games for the Celtics before he was traded with Luke Harangody to the Cleveland Cavaliers for draft assets.