On this day in 1987, the Boston Celtics signed center Mark Acres.
Originally drafted in 1985 by the Dallas Mavericks out of Oral Roberts University playing under his father, Acres played two seasons in Europe, and then joined the Celtics as a free agent two years later.
Acres had a middling career with the team as a reserve over two seasons, putting up 3 points, as many rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game while in green and white.
Acres would leave the team after being selected by new NBA team the Orlando Magic in the 1989 Expansion Draft, held to populate the Magic’s and Minnesota Timberwolves’ rosters as they joined the league that season.
Michael D. McClellan sits down with former Celtics reserve center Mark Acres to talk about playing behind the Big Three, and witnessing the shootout between Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins in the '88 NBA Playoffs!
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— Michael D. McClellan (@mycelticnation) October 1, 2018
He was the sole Celtics player taken by either team in that draft.