On this day: NBA founded; Mercer, Moïso dealt; Overton born

On this day, the Celtics became part of the NBA after the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball League merger in 1949.

It is also the birthday of ex-Boston point guard Doug Overton, who came into this world in 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Signing with the team in free agency in 1999, the LaSalle product would play 48 games for the Celtics, in which he averaged 3.2 points and 1.1 assists.

[lawrence-related id=39972,39957,39961,39939]