It is also the date of the 1987 NBA Draft (held in New York City’s Felt Forum), in which the Celtics took two players of note.
The was 6-foot-7 shooting guard Reggie Lewis, taken 22nd overall out of Northeastern. Lewis would play for six seasons with Boston before an untimely death in the summer of 1993 due to congenital heart issues, recording 17.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in that stretch.