On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Justin Ray “J.R” Giddens made his debut for the team in 2009.
Picked up by the Celtics with the 30th overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft out of the University of New Mexico, Giddens would spend much of his first season with the defending champions. He played for the team’s developmental affiliate at that time — the Utah Flash — in the D League (as the G League was known at that time)). The Oklahoma City native would play his first minutes at the NBA level came in a 128-108 win over the Phoenix Suns on the road.
Giddens went scoreless in a minute and a half of play.