Tag: Antoine Walker

On this day: Walker, Perkins, Erden, Harangody trades; Becker born

On this day in Celtics history, Boston dealt away Antoine Walker, Kendrick Perkins, Semih Erden, and Luke Harangody, and Moe Becker was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, forward Antoine Devon Walker began playing for the team that drafted him in what would be his second stint with Boston after being dealt back to the Celtics by the Atlanta Hawks.

Walker had been selected by the storied franchise out of the University of Kentucky with the sixth overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft. Now, he was reunited with his former college head coach Rick Pitino after his rookie season (in which he made All-Rookie First Team) with the Celtics as Pitino was hired as the team’s head coach and president.

Walker would link up with future Boston champion Paul Pierce after he was also drafted by the Celtics in 1998 to make a few deep runs in the postseason in his first stint with the team.

Every Boston Celtics All-Star for each season the game was played

Every single Boston Celtics All-Star in franchise history.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is set to kick off in Indianapolis, Indiana. A pair of Boston Celtics will be part of the action for the third year in a row as Jayson Tatum plays as a starter and Jaylen Brown a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Tatum and Brown join a long list of Celtics stars who have participated in the event, now entering its 73rd year of existence, which actually got its start in the old Boston Garden. Initially created to improve the image of professional basketball after a point-shaving scandal in NCAA ball besmirched the sport in the eyes of the public, the event has taken on a life of its own as one of the league’s most anticipated events.

Let’s take a look at all the Celtics who have taken part.

Paul Pierce, Antoine Walker on their time playing for the Boston Celtics

Cybertoine and the Truth sat down to talk Celtics history from a firsthand point of view.

It was the best of times, and the worst of times when Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce played together for the Boston Celtics. On one hand, they were a breath of fresh air when the two started suiting up for the Celtics after a long, dark night since the storied ball club’s last era of contention.

But unlike the “Original Big Three” of Robert Parish, Larry Bird, and Kevin McHale, this new and exciting duo was not quite enough to contend for titles in their own right. Still, there were plenty of good games and good memories to be had of their time together in Boston.

And to recall those times together, Cybertoine and the Truth sat down to talk Celtics history from a firsthand point of view on a recent episode of the team-produced “View from the Rafters” podcast.

Check it out above!

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On this day: Antoine Walker goes for career-high 49; Day, Marquis Daniels, Todd Day born

On this day, former Boston forward Antoine Walker scored a career-high 49 points, and Celtics Todd Day and Marquis Daniels were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston forward Antoine Walker put up a career-high 49 points back in 1998. Drafted by the Celtics out of the University of Kentucky, the Chicago native tried to carry the Celts past the Washington Wizards, which saw a struggling Boston team lose 110-108 in a campaign the club went 36-46 for the season.

Walker, who shot 21 of 36 that night, tried to carry the team as he did all that year, but could not bring much joy to one of the darkest eras in Boston’s storied history – that night or that year.

Despite this — or perhaps because of it –Walker remains a fan favorite to this day.

On this day: Walker triple-doubles vs Hornets; Newlin hangs 52 on Celtics; Benny Swain born

On this day, former Celtic forward Antoine Walker scored a triple-double against Charlotte, and Net Mike Newlin hung 52 points on Boston.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, forward Antoine Walker scored a triple-double in a 99-87 loss to the Charlotte Hornets back in 2000. The Kentucky product put up 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists with 1 foul and 6 turnovers in a little under 45 minutes of playing time in the losing effort by Boston.

He would hit a mere 7 of his 20 field goal attempts that evening and just one of his seven 3-point attempts, a likely significant factor in the loss — though Walker did connect on 5 of his 6 trips to the charity stripe that night.

Teammate Paul Pierce added 19 points and 5 rebounds and Bryant Stith chipped in another 14, but it wasn’t enough to secure the win for Boston.

On this day: 2nd-lowest score in Boston’s history; Larry Bird, Antoine Walker triple-double

On this date, the Boston Celtics scored their second-lowest point total in team history and saw Larry Bird and Antoine Walker triple-double.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, in the very first NBA season of the storied franchise’s existence in 1946, the Celtics scored their second-lowest point total in franchise history in their 17th game of existence in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA). The ignominious honor came on the road in a 62-44 loss to the New York Knicks, the Celtics’ 14th loss of a very rough inaugural campaign for the franchise.

Mercifully for the Boston fans of that era, it was not an auspicious beginning for the team that would later win an NBA-record 17 titles.

Wing Wyndol Gray led all of Boston’s players with 13 points, hitting one of his two free-throw attempts.

Antoine Walker on the origin of the shimmy and the Boston Celtics today

Check out this wide-ranging interview with Employee No. 8 that covers Walker’s early days in the league right up to his thoughts on the league of today.

In a recent interview, three-time NBA All-Star and 12-year veteran Antoine Walker shared his thoughts about how well his former team, the Boston Celtics, are playing to start the NBA’s 2023-24 season, as well as some personal details from his own playing days with Boston and other clubs.

Walker spoke on his time playing alongside legends like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, and Dwyane Wade, and revealed the origins of his famous on-court celebration, his trademark “shimmy.” As a member of the heralded 1996 NBA draft class, which included Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, and Stephon Marbury, Walker reflected on the competitiveness within that group as well.

Check out the clip embedded below for a wide-ranging interview with Employee No. 8 that covers Walker’s early days in the league right up to his thoughts on the league of today.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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On this day: Auerbach, Cousy, Cooper, Rondo, Fox, Walker debut with Celtics

On this day, Celtics greats Red Auerbach, Bob Cousy, Chuck Cooper, Rajon Rondo, Rick Fox, and Antoine Walker all debuted for Boston.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame coach and general manager Arnold “Red” Auerbach coached his first regular-season game with the storied franchise. Recently hired by the team’s owner Walter Brown on the advice of local sports journalists after stints coaching with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now, Atlanta Hawks), the defunct Washington Capitols NBA franchise, and — as an assistant coach at the college level — the Duke Blue Devils.

The game was thankfully not auspicious for the Boston icon’s future with the team in the coming years, with Auerbach’s Celtics falling 107-84 to the (then) Fort Wayne (Indiana) Pistons (who are now based in Detroit).

Auerbach was not the only Celtics legend making his debut that day.

On this day: Hondo, Yabu, Swartz, Minor debut; Mikan born; Reed passes; Antoine Walker, Paul Silas trades

On this day in Celtics history, John Havlicek, Dan Swartz, Mark Minor, and Guerschon Yabusele debuted, Antoine Walker and Paul Silas were traded, Ed Mikan was born, and Justin Reed left us.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Celtics small forward and future Hall of Famer John Havlicek played the very first game of his storied career with Boston in 1962.

An alum of the Ohio State’s Buckeyes men’s basketball program, Hondo — as Havlicek was sometimes called — had been selected ninth overall in that year’s NBA draft and played a major role for the team from the very first moment he played in the league, gracing the floor for 25 minutes of game time in his inaugural performance. That game happened to be a 149-116 obliteration of the New York Knicks, though Havlicek had a modest stat line in it.

The Martin’s Ferry native logged 6 points and 4 assists in the win.

Who was the Celtics’ highest-paid player in each of the past 30 seasons?

Celtics Wire compiles the highest salary on Boston’s roster for each season since 1993-94.

The Boston Celtics rank among the most storied professional sports franchises in the world. With 17 NBA championships, the Celtics also have carved out a distinct place in the annals of basketball history.

Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jayson Tatum are some of the franchise’s most notable players in recent decades, and it’s intriguing to look back at the Celtics’ year-by-year salary history to see how those players were valued financially in their prime.

Below, we identify the highest-paid player on the Celtics roster for each season since 1990-91.