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.
On this date, the Boston Celtics selected Bulbs Ehlers from Purdue with the third pick in the 1947 BAA draft. But even more interestingly, the Providence Steam Rollers selected Walt Dropo (Red Sox) from UConn with the fourth pick. pic.twitter.com/vQNIIrlbWf
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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).