Tag: Ante Zizic

On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

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.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, All-Star small forward Jayson Tatum was signed to the team for a rookie scale, four-year, $30,073,320 contract in 2017. Tatum was drafted by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft.

That pick was acquired by President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge by trading back from the first overall pick of the draft with the Philadelphia 76ers in one of the better trades of his career at the helm of the team he won two titles with as a player. A product of the Duke Blue Devils, Tatum has since played four full seasons with Boston.

Thus far, among many other honors, he has already won the first-ever awarded Larry Bird NBC Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player trophy, four elections to an All-Star game, and earned All-NBA honors three times, including All-NBA in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

On this day: McHale, Embry, Thompson inducted; Brown, Moore drafted

On this day, Kevin McHale, Wayne Embry, and John Thompson were inducted into the Hall of Fame, and Jaylen Brown and E’Twaun Moore were drafted.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, franchise legends Kevin McHale, Wayne Embry, and John Thompson were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. McHale had been drafted by the Celtics out of the University of Minnesota with the third overall pick of the 1980 NBA draft.

That deal for that pick, which Boston had acquired along with big man Robert Parish in exchange for the top overall pick of that draft, was widely considered to be one of the most lopsided deals in league history. McHale would have an immediate impact on the young core being built around forward phenomenon Larry Bird.

Along with Parish, forward Cedric Maxwell, point guard Dennis Johnson and shooting guard Danny Ainge, the Celtics would form a dynasty he would win three championships with in the 1980s.

On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

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.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, All-Star small forward Jayson Tatum was signed to the team for a rookie scale, four-year, $30,073,320 contract in 2017. Tatum was drafted by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft.

That pick was acquired by President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge by trading back from the first overall pick of the draft with the Philadelphia 76ers in one of the better trades of his career at the helm of the team he won two titles with as a player. A product of the Duke Blue Devils, Tatum has since played four full seasons with Boston.

Thus far, among many other honors, he has already won the first-ever awarded Larry Bird NBC Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player trophy, three elections to an All-Star game, and earned All-NBA honors twice, including All-NBA in 2021-22.

On this day: Rondo traded for Crowder; most team assists in ’85

On this day, the Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, and Boston logged 46 assists against Dallas, their most ever.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded champion point guard Rajon Rondo and center Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014 in exchange for small forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, big man Brandan Wright, draft assets, and a $13 million trade exception.

The move finally brought to an end the last remaining player from the team’s 2008 NBA title’s tenure with the franchise, Rondo having been with the Celtics since the Phoenix Suns drafted him out of Kentucky with the 21st overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft and dealt him to Boston on draft night.

Powell was a more recent arrival, having come over in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Keith Bogans in September of that year.

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.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, All-Star small forward Jayson Tatum was signed to the team for a rookie scale, four-year, $30,073,320 contract in 2017. Tatum was drafted by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft.

That pick was acquired by President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge by trading back from the first overall pick of the draft with the Philadelphia 76ers in one of the better trades of his career at the helm of the team he won two titles with as a player. A product of the Duke Blue Devils, Tatum has since played four full seasons with Boston.

Thus far, he has already won his two elections to an All-Star game, and earned All-NBA honors.

Ex-Celtic draft pick Ante Zizic inks deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv

Former Boston Celtics draft pick Ante Zizic will sign with Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv as his three-season stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers comes to an end.

Former Boston Celtics draft pick Ante Zizic has signed a new deal with the famous Israeli franchise Maccabi Tel Aviv after flirting with the idea of joining Real Madrid instead, per Sporteando’s Moses Barda.

There had been speculation that the Croatian big man would take the place of another Boston alumnus in Jordan Mickey last month on that Spanish team, but it seems those plans did not come to fruition.

Zizic, who was drafted by the Celtics with the 23rd overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft as a draft-and-stash candidate due to a lack of open roster spots on the team, never actually suited up for the NBA franchise that drafted him.

Instead, he saw his rights sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the deal that sent fan favorite All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas to the Cavs in exchange for superstar floor general Kyrie Irving in 2017.

The Split, Croatia native played three seasons for Cleveland between 2017 and 2020, and averaged 6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while with that team.

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Celtics alumni Jordan Mickey, Ante Zizic ink new deals in Europe

Boston Celtics alumni Jordan Mickey and Ante Zizic will sign new deals in Europe, with the latter taking the former’s slot with Real Madrid.

Boston Celtics alumni Jordan Mickey and Ante Zizic are reportedly signing new deals with overseas clubs in Europe.

Ex-Boston big man Jordan Mickey — selected 33rd overall out of LSU by the Celtics in the 2015 NBA Draft — will sign with Khimki Moscow Region for the second stint of his career with the Russia-based club after a season with Real Madrid in the Euroleague, per Eurohoops.net’s Nikos Varlas.

Mickey played 41 games over two seasons with Boston before being waived by the team in 2017.

Ex-Celtics center Zizic never actually suited up for Boston, dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the package that brought point guard Kyrie Irving to the team, also in 2017.

Zizic — selected 23rd overall by the Celtics in the 2016 NBA Draft — will be headed to Mickey’s old team (Real Madrid), of all places, again per Varlas.

It seems the two former Celtics draftees will effectively be swapping out positions in Real Madrid’s frontcourt.

And while the reason behind Mickey’s departure is unknown, there had been speculation in the press the club was considering moving on from the former Tiger.

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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.

On this day in 2017, Boston Celtics All-Star shooting guard Jayson Tatum was signed to the team for a rookie scale, four-year, $30,073,320 contract.

Tatum was drafted by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, acquired by team president Danny Ainge by trading back from the first overall pick of the draft with the Philadelphia 76ers in one of the better trades of his career.

A product of the Duke Blue Devils, Tatum has since played two full seasons with Boston and nearly so his third, in which he won his first election to an All-Star game.

He has averaged 17.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists over his career with the Celtics.

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