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On this day: Kevin Gamble, Gene Stump born; Paul Westphal debut

On this day, former Boston Celtics Kevin Gamble and Gene Stump were born, and Paul Westphal made his debut.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Kevin Douglas Gamble was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1965. An alum of the University of Iowa, Gamble was taken with the 63rd overall pick (there were many more rounds to the draft in that era) of the 1987 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

He played for that team briefly before spending time as a member of several teams in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA — an analog to today’s G League), the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), and the World Basketball League (WBL), common destinations at that time for players not quite good enough for the NBA.

In December of 1988, Gamble got picked up by the Celtics to help cover for an injured Larry Bird and managed to parlay the opportunity into increasingly important roles, eventually becoming a starter by the 1990-91 season.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 27

Today’s installment focuses on the 12 players who wore No. 27 over the years as of August 2023.

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 12 players who wore No. 27 over the years as of August 2023.

On this day: Avery Bradley, Abdel Nader inked; Bill Dinwiddie, Luke Kornet born

On this day, the Boston Celtics re-signed Avery Bradley and Abdel Nader, and former Boston big man Bill Dinwiddie was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics re-signed guard Avery Bradley to a four-year, $32 million deal, fully guaranteed with no player or team options in 2014.

Bradley had been drafted by the Celtics with the 19th overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft out of the University of Texas and would remain with the team until the final season of that new contract. After he began its final season, he would be traded to the Detroit Pistons with draft assets in exchange for small forward Marcus Morris Sr., one of the last remaining players from the team’s last era of contention.

Bradley’s trade was necessitated by the signing of former Utah Jazz All-Star forward Gordon Hayward in the summer of 2017. He averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while with the team.

On this day: Avery Bradley, Abdel Nader re-signed; Bill Dinwiddie born

On this day, the Boston Celtics re-signed Avery Bradley and Abdel Nader, and former Boston big man Bill Dinwiddie was born.

On this day in 2014, the Boston Celtics re-signed Avery Bradley re-to a four-year, $32 million deal, fully guaranteed with no player or team options.

Bradley had been drafted by the Celtics with the 19th overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft out of the University of Texas, and would remain with the team until the final season of that new contract, when he would be traded to the Detroit Pistons with draft assets in exchange for forward Marcus Morris.

Bradley’s trade was necessitated by the signing of former Utah Jazz All-Star forward Gordon Hayward in the summer of 2017.

He averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while with the team.

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