Ex-Celtic center Dave Popson was also born today in 1964 in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
A 6-foot-10 big man who played his NCAA basketball with North Carolina, Popson was drafted with the 88th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft (there were several more rounds in this era than there are today).
Dave Popson! RT @si_vault: Tricky Dee Brown throws a no-look pass during a 1990 Celtics-Bullets game: pic.twitter.com/dqwbCrQN7W
— Celtics Stuff Live Duke (@csl_duke) July 26, 2013
He would play overseas before and between stints with the Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat before signing with Boston as a free agent in 1990.
He would play just the 1990-91 season with the Celtics, averaging 1.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game that campaign.
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