It was also on this date in 1999 that former Celtic forward Ron Mercer was traded with Popeye Jones and Dwayne Schintzius to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Fortson, Eric Washington, Eric Williams and drat assets.
Mercer had been drafted by Boston with the sixth overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft out of Kentucky, and had played for Boston since, averaging 15.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a Celtic.