It is also the date of the 1989 NBA expansion draft, which saw teams allow the newly-formed Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves draft unprotected players from the already-existing teams in the NBA, each allowed to protect their favored players from being taken.
The Celtics saw big man Mark Acres taken from them in the draft, who had played two seasons for the team after signing with the franchise as a free agent in 1987.
Mark Acres. Boston Celtics. pic.twitter.com/RRbOSuNCiE https://t.co/iIRwCygXTX
— HonestLarry (@HonestLarry1) April 26, 2020
He averaged 3 points and as many boards per game over that stretch.