It is also the birthday of former Celtics small forward Dontae’ Jones, born in 1975 in Nashville Tennessee.
Jones played his college ball with Mississippi State, and was drafted with the 21st overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft and immediately traded with Walter McCarty, John Thomas and Scott Brooks to Boston for Chris Mills shortly after the start of the 1997–98 NBA season.
Happy birthday Dontae’ Jones! Drafted by the Knicks. Traded with Walter McCarty, Scott Brooks and John Thomas to the good guys for Chris Mills. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/jTyMcEuAm6
— HonestLarry (@HonestLarry1) June 2, 2020
Jones would play 15 games for the Celtics that season, recording 2.9 points, 0.6 boards and 0.3 assists per game before being waived by the team in January, 1999.