On the same day, Boston also selected Ed Macauley in the St. Louis Bombers dispersal draft, done to distribute the players from that franchise among the other NBA teams in the league after that franchise went under.
Macauley would play six seasons with the Celtics, and would be elected to six All-Star games and four All-NBA teams over that stretch, during which he averaged 18.9 points, 8.1 boards and 3.7 assists.
The Foundation: The very first @NBAAllStar Game: 1951/Boston; Ed Macauley [#22] and Bob Cousy [#14] of the @celtics pose with @celtics owner Walter Brown. Macauley finished with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting en route to MVP honors as the East won easily, 111-94. pic.twitter.com/b5LSkyvC3d
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) February 19, 2018
“Easy Ed” would later be dealt away with Cliff Hagan’s contract to the St. Louis Hawks for Boston big man luminary Bill Russell.