We have arrived at the 11th edition of this series ranking the picks made by the Boston Celtics Nos. 1 through 60 by the number they were drafted at, landing at pick No. 46, which the team has drafted at five times in their seventy-year history the Celtics have been a franchise.
The selections made here began in 1918 and continued to the 1982 NBA draft, the most recent draft Boston selected 47th overall.
There were no stars in this group, though there was a role-playing champ among the five prospects taken at this late point in the draft.
There are no familiar faces to be found among the players we’re considering here save for the biggest Celtics history buffs.
Ranking every No. 47 pick made in the NBA draft by the Boston Celtics https://t.co/kwaJAO4yqX via @thecelticswire
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) June 29, 2020
As with earlier iterations of this series, we employ a rubric that focuses on what players have done while a Celtics above all else, with achievements coming before or afterward an extra way to rank prospects when the difference is slight.
With that said, who are the greatest Celtics drafted 47th overall?