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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 16

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 16 jersey for at least one game as of September 2022.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball, their unretired jersey numbers pack some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the seven players who wore No. 16 over the years as of September 2022.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 16

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 16 jersey for at least one game.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the seven players who wore No. 16 over the years.

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

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 date in the year 2000, former Boston Celtics forward Antoine Walker scored a triple-double in a 99 – 87 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

The Kentucky product put up 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists with 1 foul and 6 turnovers in just under 45 minutes of playing time in the losing effort. he would hit just seven 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 five of his six trips to the stripe. 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MAh7BM0sg