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On this day: Semi Ojeleye born; Larry Bird triple-double vs. Hornets; Jim Paxson, Charles Smith cut

On this day, Semi Ojeleye was born, Larry Bird hung a triple-double on Charlotte, and Jim Paxson and Charles Smith were cut.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Jesusemilore Talodabijesu — better known to Celtics fans as “Semi” Ojeleye — was born in Overland Park, Kansas back in 1994. Semi played collegiately at both Duke University and Southern Methodist University (SMU), transferring from the former to the latter in search of more playing time.

There, he would help lead SMU to win the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular season and Tournament Championships before being picked up by the Celtics with the 37th overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft. He played four seasons with the Celtics before leaving the team to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season.

Ojeleye averaged 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in his time as a Celtic.

On this day: Boston guards Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, Charles Smith born

A trio of Celtic guards were born today — Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, and Charles Smith.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point and shooting guard DeCovan Kadell “Dee” Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1968. Brown would play his college ball with the Jacksonville University Dolphins, from which he would be picked up by the Celtics as the 19th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

In his first season with the team, the Floridian guard would earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and he would win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in his second season with his famous no-look dunk. The Jacksonville alum played parts of eight seasons with Boston between 1990 and 1998.

He would average 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over that stretch.

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On this day: Chris Herren born; Ron Grandison, Charles Smith signed

On this day, former Boston Celtics Ron Grandison and Charles Smith signed with the team, and guard Chris Herren was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Ron Grandison signed with the storied franchise as an unrestricted free agent in 1988. Grandison played his college ball at both the University of California, Irvine, and the University of New Orleans before he was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 NBA draft with the 100th overall pick (there were many more rounds in this era) by the Denver Nuggets.

He would never suit up for that organization however and instead played a single season for the Rochester Flyers in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA – that era’s equivalent of the NBA G League) after being waived by the Nuggets.

Grandison then signed with the Celtics the following fall.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 13

Today’s installment focuses on the 24 players who wore No. 13 over the years as of September 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 24 players who wore No. 13 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Semi Ojeleye born; Larry Bird triple-double vs. Hornets; Jim Paxson, Charles Smith cut

On this day, Semi Ojeleye was born, Larry Bird hung a triple-double on Charlotte, and Jim Paxson and Charles Smith were cut.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Jesusemilore Talodabijesu — better known to Celtics fans as “Semi” Ojeleye — was born in Overland Park, Kansas back in 1994. Semi played collegiately at both Duke University and Southern Methodist University (SMU), transferring from the former to the latter in search of more playing time.

There, he would help lead SMU to win the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular season and Tournament Championships before being picked up by the Celtics with the 37th overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft. He played four seasons with the Celtics before leaving the team to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season.

Ojeleye averaged 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in his time as a Celtic.

On this day: Boston guards Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, Charles Smith born

A trio of Celtic guards were born today — Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, and Charles Smith.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point and shooting guard DeCovan Kadell “Dee” Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1968. Brown would play his college ball with the Jacksonville University Dolphins, from which he would be picked up by the Celtics as the 19th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

In his first season with the team, the Floridian guard would earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and he would win the NBA Slam dunk Contest in his second season with his famous no-look dunk. The Jacksonville product played parts of eight seasons with Boston between 1990 and 1998.

He would average 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over that stretch.

Dee Brown Celtics
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On this day: Boston guards Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, Charles Smith born

A trio of Celtic guards were born today — Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, and Charles Smith.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point and shooting guard DeCovan Kadell “Dee” Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1968. Brown would play his college ball with the Jacksonville University Dolphins, from which he would be drafted by the Celtics with the 19th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

In his first season with the team, the Floridian guard would earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and he would win the NBA Slam dunk Contest in his second season with his famous no-look dunk. The Jacksonville product played parts of eight seasons with Boston between 1990 and 1998.

He would average 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over that stretch.

Dee Brown Celtics
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Draft Rewind: Sixers trade Charles Smith for Hersey Hawkins in 1988

We take the clocks back to 1988 when the Philadelphia 76ers traded for Hersey Hawkins.

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The Philadelphia 76ers had just finished up a tough 1987-88 season where they did not reach their usual level of competitiveness. The team finished at just 36-46 and they fired coach Matt Guokas after 43 games and replaced him with Jim Lynam.

After that, the team earned the third pick in the 1988 NBA Draft and they selected a big man by the name of Charles Smith out of Connecticut. The original thought was that he would come in and back up star Charles Barkley.

Instead, the Sixers had other plans and they sent Smith to the Los Angeles Clippers for the sixth pick in the draft which turned out to be Hersey Hawkins out of Bradley. Hawkins turned out to be a star for Philadelphia and he became an All-Star in 1991 when he averaged 22.1 points and he averaged 19.0 points across five seasons with the Sixers.

Philadelphia then traded Hawkins to the Charlotte Hornets in 1993 to acquire Dana Barros, Greg Graham, Sidney Green, and a pick that later turned out to be Sharone Wright. Hawkins would then be traded to the Seatle SuperSonics, traded to the Chicago Bulls, and then signed with the Hornets before retiring in 2001.

As for Smith, he had a solid career as well as he averaged 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in nine seasons for three different teams. Both players ended up having solid careers in the NBA. [lawrence-related id=38418,38415,38411]