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On this day: Payton Pritchard, Tony Delk born; Bobby Wilson signed

On this day in Celtics history, former Boston point guard Tony Delk was born, and guard Bobby Wilson was signed.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Tony Delk was born in Covington, Tennessee in 1974. Delk had played his collegiate ball at Kentucky from 1992 to 1996, where he won SEC Player of the Year, the NCAA’s Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and even won an NCAA national championship in his final season with the team.

His pro career began after being picked up with the 16th overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets and played for that team, the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns before being traded to the Celtics.

That deal saw Delk and Rodney Rogers dealt to the Celts for Randy Brown, Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio, and draft assets.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 42

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 42 over the years as of Aug. 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 14 players who wore No. 42 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: Havlicek goes for 54; Celts snap Dubs’ 54-game streak; Wilson cut

On this date, the Boston Celtics’ John Havlicek scored 54 points, and Boston snapped the Golden State Warriors’ 54-game home winning streak.

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1973, legendary Celtic small forward John Havlicek hit 24 field goals on his way to a career performance in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, matching a record held today by only the likes of NBA all-time greats Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. The game was a blowout, with the Massachusetts franchise winning 134-109 behind Havlicek’s record-setting performance.

Hondo’s 54-point game needed all 48 minutes of game time for him to produce, and came in a series against the Atlanta Hawks that Boston would eventually win four games to two,

Boston would eventually fall to Phil Jackson and Walt Frazier’s New York Knicks in the East Conference finals four games to three as New York went on to win its second and last NBA title.

On this day: Payton Pritchard, Tony Delk born; Bobby Wilson signed

On this day in Celtics history, former Boston point guard Tony Delk was born, and guard Bobby Wilson was signed.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Tony Delk was born in Covington, Tennessee in 1974. Delk had played his collegiate ball at Kentucky from 1992 to 1996, where he won SEC Player of the Year, the NCAA’s Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and even won an NCAA national championship in his final season with the team.

His pro career began after being picked up with the 16th overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets and played for that team, the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns before being traded to the Celtics.

That deal saw Delk and Rodney Rogers dealt to the Celts for Randy Brown, Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio, and draft assets.