On this day: Tatum, Zizic signed; Ehlers, Hewson, Stump drafted

On this day in 2017, the Boston Celtics signed All-Star swingman Jayson Tatum and center Ante Zizic to multi-year contracts.

It is also the date of the 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA) Draft, the very first draft in the history of what would soon become the NBA. It was held in Detroit, Michigan and saw Boston take three players of note.

The first was Edwin “Bulbs” Ehlers, a 6-foot-3 forward and guard out of Purdue with the third overall pick who played two seasons for the Celtics, averaging 8.1 points and 1.8 assists per game (rebounds were not yet recorded).