It is also the birthday of former Celtic guard Marcus Thornton, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1987.
Thornton played his college ball at LSU, and would play for the Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets before being dealt by the Nets to Boston as part of a three-team trade.
Thornton would play 39 games for the Celtics, for whom he would average 8.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists.
The Louisianian would be traded by Boston to the Phoenix Suns as part of the package that brought point guard Isaiah Thomas, Gigi Datome and Jonas Jerebko to the team.
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