Tag: Dana Barros

On this day: No-look Dee Brown dunk; doomed Fortson trade made

On this day in Celtics history, Dee Brown flushed his famous no-look dunk, and Danny Fortson was dealt to Toronto in a failed trade.

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1991, guard DeCovan Kadell (better known to fans of the Celtics by his nickname as Dee) Brown threw down one of the most famous dunks of all time. The dunk was thrown down in that year’s All-Star Game Slam Dunk Competition.

Brown, a rookie recently picked up by the Celtics out of north Florida’s Jacksonville University with the 19th overall selection of the 1990 NBA draft. Brown made a lasting impression on NBA fans around the world with the flush, which was (and still is) among the flashiest dunks ever completed at the All-Star Week’s annual dunk contest. The event also featured Shawn Kemp of the Seattle Supersonics, Rex Chapman of the Charlotte Hornets, Kenny Smith of the Houston Rockets, Kenny Williams of the Indiana Pacers, and Blue Edwards of the Utah Jazz.

Also featured were Otis Smith of the Orlando Magic, and Kendall Gill of the Atlanta Hawks.

On this day: Red’s 1,000th win; Barros’ 3-pt streak ends; Wilkins born

On this day in Celtics history, Red Auerbach got his 1,000th career win as coach, Dana Barros’ 89-game 3-point streak ended, and Dominique Wilkins was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, iconic head coach and general manager Arnold “Red” Auerbach secured the 1000th win of his head coaching career with the storied franchise in a 114-102 home win at the old Boston Garden over longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers in 1966.

Auerbach initially joined the team in 1950 to become the franchise’s third head coach after stints leading the (now defunct) Washington Capitols and (then) Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now, Atlanta Hawks). The New Yorker quickly rose to prominence as a consummate professional obsessed with winning at a time when many organizations were quite far from actually being organized.

Never mind something we would refer to as “professional.”

Who was the Celtics’ highest-paid player in each of the past 30 seasons?

Celtics Wire compiles the highest salary on Boston’s roster for each season since 1993-94.

The Boston Celtics rank among the most storied professional sports franchises in the world. With 17 NBA championships, the Celtics also have carved out a distinct place in the annals of basketball history.

Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jayson Tatum are some of the franchise’s most notable players in recent decades, and it’s intriguing to look back at the Celtics’ year-by-year salary history to see how those players were valued financially in their prime.

Below, we identify the highest-paid player on the Celtics roster for each season since 1990-91.

On this day: former Celtic Dana Barros signed; Al Brightman born

On this day, the Boston Celtics signed guard Dana Barros in free agency, and ex-Boston forward Al Brightman was born.

On this day in 1995 in Boston Celtics history, the storied ball club signed veteran guard Dana Barros as an unrestricted free agent. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Barros played for his hometown Boston College before being picked up in the 1989 NBA draft by the Seattle Supersonics, for whom he would play four seasons.

Barros was later traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1993, but the Boston native barely had time to get a cup of coffee with his new team, which dealt him yet again to the Philadelphia 76ers a mere two days later in what would prove to be a more stable landing spot.

The Massachusetts native played two seasons for the Sixers — making the All-Star team in 1995 — before he left the team in free agency for his hometown club.

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.

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: Young born; Gugliotta signs; Barros, Fortson traded

On this day, former Boston Celtic James Young was born, Tom Gugliotta signed and Dana Barros and Danny Fortson were traded.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard James Young was born in Flint, Michigan in 1995. Young would play his collegiate ball with the University of Kentucky Wildcats, where he would make Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honors in 2014. He would soon after being selected by the Celtics with the 17th overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft.

The Flint native would struggle on both ends of the court at the next level, spending much of his time with Boston’s developmental affiliate in the D League (as the G League was known in that era).

This was of course the Maine Red Claws (now Celtics), where he spent a considerable part of his rookie season.

On this day: Barros signed; Atkins, Brickowski, Roberts Kabengele born; Garfinkle passes

On this day, the Boston Celtics signed point guard Dana Barros, and Chucky Atkins, Frank Brickowski, and Fred Roberts were born, and Jack Garfinkle passed away.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Dana Barros signed with the team in 2004 as an unrestricted free agent in what would be the last, very brief stop of a 14-season career. It would be Barros’ second stint with the Celtics, having previously played five seasons for Boston between 1995 and 2000.

A product of Boston College, Barros was a local guy who was born in Boston in 1967. Drafted with the 16th overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft by the Seattle Supersonics, Barros would play for that team and the Philadelphia 76ers before joining the Celtics in 1995 and would be dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in a massive, four-team deal in 2000.

He would be dealt yet again to the Detroit Pistons two months later.

On this day: Celtics win first title; Loscutoff drafted; Barnes, O’Connell, Kappen, Barros, Olowokandi born

On this day, Boston won their 1st of a league-best 17 banners in 1957, 2 years to the date they drafted ex-Celtic forward Jim Loscutoff.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Boston Celtics won the first of their 17 championships in 1957, a 125-123 double-overtime thriller at the Boston Garden against the (then) St. Louis (now, Atlanta) Hawks.

The Hawks and Celtics had been tied three games to three heading into the critical Game 7 contest and saw rookie and future legendary big man Bill Russell grab a record 32 rebounds, the most ever for a rookie in any NBA Finals game up to that point. It also saw one-day Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn, a 6-foot-7 rookie forward, scored 37 points and 23 rebounds in the win.

The victory sparked a short-lived rivalry between the two clubs that would end in the early 1960s, supplanted by the Los Angeles Lakers.

On this day: No-look Dee Brown dunk; doomed Fortson trade made

On this day in Celtics history, Dee Brown flushed his famous no-look dunk, and Danny Fortson was dealt to Toronto in a failed trade.

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1991, guard DeCovan Kadell (better known to fans of the Celtics by his nickname as “Dee”) Brown threw down one of the most famous dunks of all time in that year’s All-Star Game Slam Dunk Competition.

Brown, a rookie recently picked up by the Celtics out of north Florida’s Jacksonville University with the 19th overall selection of the 1990 NBA draft, made a lasting impression on NBA fans around the world with the flush, which was (and still is) among the flashiest dunks ever completed at the All-Star Week’s annual dunk contest.

The event also featured Shawn Kemp of the Seattle Supersonics, Rex Chapman of the Charlotte Hornets, Kenny Smith of the Houston Rockets, Kenny Williams of the Indiana Pacers, Blue Edwards of the Utah Jazz, Otis Smith of the Orlando Magic, and Kendall Gill of the Atlanta Hawks.