Tag: David Wesley

On this day: Jo Jo White debuts; Tom Sanders fired, Dave Cowens hired as coach; David Wesley born

On this day, Boston legend Jo Jo White debuted for the team, Tom Sanders was fired as head coach, Dave Cowens was hired to replace him, and David Wesley was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard David Wesley was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1970. An alumnus of Baylor University, the Texan guard found himself passed over in the 1992 NBA draft due to concerns about his height at 6-foot-1 and ability to transition from the 1 to the 2 at the NBA level.

After a stint with the Wichita Falls Texans in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA — that era’s equivalent of the NBA G League), he would sign with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets before joining the Celtics the next season as a free agent.

Wesley’s scoring doubled or nearly so each of his first three seasons in the NBA, going from 3.1 to 7.4 to 12.3 points per game.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 4

Today’s installment focuses on the 30 players who wore No. 4 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 or 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 30 players who wore No. 4 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Ray Allen born; Theis, Yabu, Wesley signed; Moore dealt; Waldron passes

On this day, ex-Celtic champ Ray Allen was born, Daniel Theis, Guerschon Yabusele, Davis Wesley signed, and E’Twaun Moore was traded.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion Celtics sharpshooter Ray Allen was born in Merced, California. A military kid, Allen “grew up” in a lot of places, but would graduate high school in Dalzell, South Carolina. He attended the University of Connecticut for college, where he won Big East and UPI Player of the Year awards in 1996 during his time with the Huskies.

He would end up being drafted fifth overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was quickly dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in a draft-night trade, and would remain in Milwaukee for parts of seven seasons.

He would also play for the Seattle Supersonics for 5 campaigns before being dealt to the Celtics in the summer of 2007.

On this day: Jo Jo White debuts; Tom Sanders fired, Dave Cowens hired as coach; David Wesley born

On this day, Boston legend Jo Jo White debuted for the team, Tom Sanders was fired as head coach, Dave Cowens was hired to replace him, and David Wesley was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard David Wesley was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1970. An alumnus of Baylor University, the Texan guard found himself passed over in the 1992 NBA draft due to concerns about his height at 6-foot-1 and ability to transition from the 1 to the 2 at the NBA level.

After a stint with the Wichita Falls Texans in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA — that era’s equivalent of the NBA G League), he would sign with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets before joining the Celtics the next season as a free agent.

Wesley’s scoring doubled or nearly so each of his first three seasons in the NBA, going from 3.1 to 7.4 to 12.3 points per game.

Notre Dame star freshman to test NBA waters

Smart move by Wesley?

Notre Dame landed one of their biggest recruits in recent years when South Bend’s very own [autotag]Blake Wesley[/autotag] chose to play basketball for the Fighting Irish and [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag].  Now Wesley is headed to the NBA draft after one season in college.

Brey did a guest appearance with the popular Mully and Haugh Show at 670 The Score in Chicago where he spilled the Wesley beans.

“I had a great meeting with his family last night, went over to the house in South Bend.” Brey stated. “He will test the waters but keep his eligibility and keep the option open to come back. So basically, you’re on a two month evaluation process because June 1 is the date he would have to return.”

I’ll never knock a kid on choosing to enter the professional ranks where they can earn a lot more money than they can in college with the name and image likeness deals.

Any reason for me to disagree would be for selfish reasons only and if Brey can get by those then I am just going to have to do the same.  That said, I do wonder how high Wesley’s stock could rise if he were to go the Jaden Ivey route and return for his sophomore year.

“If he does what I think he can do in these workouts and he’s a first-round lottery pick and chooses to go, I will lead the parade out of town!”

Brey would add that [autotag]Nate Laszewski[/autotag], who has a year of eligibility remaining, will do the same.

You can listen to the full interview on the Score webpage.  The conversation about Wesley comes at roughly 13:30.

Related:

Notre Dame’s all-time first-round NBA draft picks

On this day: Ray Allen born; Theis, Yabu, Wesley signed; Moore dealt

On this day, ex-Celtic champ Ray Allen was born, Daniel Theis, Guerschon Yabusele and Davis Wesley traded and E’Twaun Moore traded.

On this day in 1975, former Boston Celtics sharpshooter Ray Allen was born in Merced, California.

A military kid, Allen “grew up” in a lot of places, but graduated high school in Dalzell, South Carolina. He attended the University of Connecticut for college, where he won Big East and UPI Player of the Year awards in 1996.

He would be drafted fifth overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night. He would also play for the Seattle Supersonics before being dealt to the Celtics in the summer of 2007.

There, he would help convince big man Kevin Garnett to come to Boston to set the stage for a new “Big Three” of he, KG and Paul Pierce. The trio would win a title together in 2008.

But, injuries and bad luck combined with several attempts to deal Allen by the front office eroded the spirit of “Ubuntu” behind the team’s last title, and would eventually lead to Allen decamping to the Miami Heat.

The move, for less money than the Celtics were offering to a conference rival, created a rift between that Banner 17 title crew that is yet to be completely healed, unfortunately.

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