On this day: Pitino hired; DJ retired; 1968 expansion draft takes 3 Cs

On this day, Rick Pitino was hired as head coach and team president of the Boston Celtics, Dennis Johnson retired, and 3 Cs were taken in the ’68 expansion draft.

Today is former Boston shooting guard Oliver Lafayette’s birthday, who had the briefest of Celtics tenures.

He appeared in exactly one game after signing a rest-of-season contract with the team in April, 2010, scoring 7 points.