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On this day: Chaney-Washington-Scott trade; most FGAs in one game

On this day, the Celtics dealt Charlie Scott for Don Chaney and Kermit Washington.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded point and shooting guard Charlie Scott for shooting guard Don Chaney and power forward Kermit Washington and a first-round draft pick to their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers in 1977.

Chaney had been picked up from the University of Houston with the 12th overall pick of the 1968 NBA draft by the Celtics, with a stop in the American Basketball Association’s (ABA — a competing league that would later merge with the NBA) Spirit of St. Louis franchise before signing with Los Angeles later on in his pro career.

Washington had been drafted by the Lakers out of American University with the 5th overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft before his involvement in a brawl that left a player hospitalized forced his trade.

On this day: Celtics Scott born; Battie traded; Gamble debuted

On this day, former Celtic champion Charlie Scott was born, Tony Battie was traded, and Kevin Gamble debuted for the team.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion point and shooting guard Charles Thomas Scott was born in New York City in 1948. Better known as “Charlie” to many Celtics fans, the New Yorker broke the color barrier at the University of North Carolina as that famed school’s first Black scholarship athlete. He was drafted by Boston with the 106th pick of the 1970 NBA draft (there were many more rounds in that era).

Before he finished his NCAA playing days, he won a gold medal in the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico, along with future teammate Jo Jo White.

Though drafted by Boston, Scott instead signed with the American Basketball Association’s (ABA — a competing league that later merged with the NBA) Virginia Squires for most of two seasons.

Celtics icon Charlie Scott career retrospective and Hall of Fame speech

In honor of his birthday, watch this career retrospective and Hall of Fame acceptance speech of former Celtic champ Charlie Scott’s.

Boston Celtics champion point and shooting guard Charlie Scott won a title with the Celtics, but he began breaking barriers well before he donned the green and white.

A New Yorker through and through, Scott became the first Black full scholarship player to suit up for the University of North Carolina in 1967, his freshman year at that school. He went on to have a successful career in the American Basketball Association (ABA — a competing league that later merged with the NBA) before joining the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and later the Celtics, where he won his sole title in 1976.

In honor of his Hall-of-Fame career, we decided to post these two videos in his honor — a career retrospective and his Hall of Fame acceptance speech from his induction in 2018.

Watch the videos embedded below to wax nostalgic about Boston’s own Rucker Park legend.

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How many Boston Celtics are in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame?

No team in NBA history has produced more. How many can you name?

With Boston Celtics Hall of Fame Paul Pierce officially part of the incoming 2021 class and big man Kevin Garnett getting his formal induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in May 2021 — nearly a year after getting the nod due to the pandemic — all three members of the so-called “new Big Three” of KG, Pierce and Ray Allen have been ensconced in what serves as the Valhalla of basketball.

But they are far from the only Celtics so honored. In fact, there is a veritable host of Boston legends populating the Hoop Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, just a short drive away from the NBA’s titletown. The Celtics have more players than any other team in league history.

Let’s take a look at the 40 Celtics who have been honored with a Hall of Fame induction.

Complete list of Boston Celtics in the Basketball Hall of Fame

Celtics Wire celebrates the 48 members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with ties to the Boston Celtics franchise.

The Boston Celtics are one of the bedrock franchises in professional sports. Legends such as Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tommy Heinsohn, Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett dazzled fans with their athletic exploits and won the NBA championship in Boston.

A couple of hours down the Mass Pike in Springfield, no fewer than four dozen players, coaches, and contributors with ties to the Celtics franchise have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame over the years, spanning the decades from the first years of the storied ball club’s existence up to the team’s last era of contention.

Below, Celtics Wire celebrates the 49 members of the Hall of Fame with Celtics connections in a photo gallery.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 11

Today’s installment focuses on the 29 players who wore No. 11 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 29 players who wore No. 11 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Fitch hired; Westphal/Scott trade; ‘Beat L.A.’ chant born

On this day, Boston hired Bill Fitch as their head coach, Westphal was dealt for Scott, and the ‘Beat L.A.’ chants were born in a loss.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics head coach Bill Fitch was hired shortly after his resignation from the same role with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979.

Fitch, who had coached at a number of collegiate posts before joining the NBA as coach of the Cavs, was a former Marine drill instructor whose rigorous approach to training made him popular with incoming rookie Larry Bird, who credits the Iowan with helping instill his high-energy work ethic. The Davenport native would win an NBA championship with the Celtics at the end of the 1980-81 season and would win his second league Coach of the Year honors for the season prior with the team.

Fitch would resign at the end of the 1982-83 season after being swept in the East Semis by the Milwaukee Bucks in four games after amassing a 242-86 regular-season record and a 26-19 postseason record, good for .738 and .578 winning records, respectively.

Who has the highest steal average in Boston Celtics playoff history?

Can you guess who that guard might be, as well as the others of the top ten pickpockets in the history of Boston’s playoff action?

When talking about nabbing steals in the NBA Playoffs, fans of the Boston Celtics might be surprised to learn that despite his fame as one of the ball clubs’ greatest defenders and most dangerous covers for opposing teams, the man we have all come to love and trust, veteran Celtics floor general Marcus Smart, does not hold the record for the most playoff assists per game for the storied ball club.

In fact, that record belongs to another Boston point guard. Can you guess who that guard might be, as well as the others of the top ten pickpockets in the history of Boston’s playoff action?

Let’s take a look at the record books to find out.

On this day: Boston first team to 61 wins; Scott dealt for Silas

On this day, the Celtics became the first team to a 61-win season, and Boston traded Charlie Scott to the Suns for Paul Silas.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the franchise became the first team in NBA history to win 61 games in a single season in 1965, besting their own record from the 1961-62 campaign.

The big win came in a 106-98 victory over the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors at the old Boston Garden that saw iconic Celtics center Bill Russell lead Boston with 20 points, 41 rebounds, and 4 assists to secure the home win. Veteran guard Sam Jones added 24 points and 5 boards, and forward John Havlicek chipped in another 22 points and 6 rebounds.

The Celtics would close the season with one more win to push the record to 62 wins with a victory over the (then) Cincinnati Royals on March 21.

On this day: Chaney-Washington-Scott trade; most FGAs in one game

On this day, the Celtics dealt Charlie Scott for Don Chaney and Kermit Washington.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded point and shooting guard Charlie Scott for shooting guard Don Chaney and power forward Kermit Washington and a first-round draft pick to their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers in 1977.

Chaney had been picked up from the University of Houston with the 12th overall pick of the 1968 NBA draft by the Celtics, with a stop in the American Basketball Association’s (ABA – a competing league that would later merge with the NBA) Spirit of St. Louis franchise before signing with Los Angeles later on in his pro career.

Washington had been drafted by the Lakers out of American University with the 5th overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft before his involvement in a brawl that left a player hospitalized forced his trade.