On this day: Fred Roberts ‘drafted’; Gary Payton, Javonte Green born

On this day, the Boston Celtics lost Fred Roberts to the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, and Gary Payton and Javonte Green were born.

It is also the birthday of current Celtic wing Javonte Green, who turns 27 today. Green was born in 1993 in Petersburg, Virginia, and would play his college ball not far away at Radford.

Going undrafted out of college, the future Celtic would play overseas before joining Boston for the 2019-20 campaign, for whom he has put up 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest so far.