Tag: Don Nelson

Sydney Moncrief and Michael Cooper on Boston Celtics alum Don Nelson as a coach

Hear about the ups and downs they had with Nelson at the helm of their ball club, the coaching style, and the unique bond they shared with Nellie.

Boston Celtics player alum Don Nelson had at least as big of a career after he retired from the game as a player, going on to become a legendary head coach in his own right as well. In this exclusive interview, NBA legends Sidney Moncrief and Michael Cooper come together to share their experiences and insights about their relationship with the legendary coach.

Hear about the ups and downs they had with Nelson at the helm of their ball club, the coaching style, and the unique bond they shared with Nellie as they each navigated their own respective professional basketball careers as players.

Don’t miss these amazing stories and the camaraderie between these former rivals as they reminisce about their days on the court.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what the duo had to say about Nelson the coach.

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On this day: Red passes; KC Jones coach, Hudson, Rozier, Mickey, R. Morgan, Cook player debuts; Nelson signed

On this day, legendary Boston Celtics team president and coach Red Auerbach passed away in 2006.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Celtics team president and coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach passed away at the age of 89 in 2006. Auerbach assembled a career in basketball unparalleled in its time and to this day, winning nine titles with the team as a coach, and seven more as an executive.

He joined the franchise in 1950 after stints coaching the Washington Capitols (now defunct) in the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA) and at the NCAA level as an assistant coach with the Duke Blue Devils before joining the Celtics.

Red — as he was often called — transformed the game with his emphasis on the fast break and team-focused play reliant on ball movement at all positions.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg …

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will be the honorary guest of Turkish Airlines Euroleague at the Final Four in Belgrade, according to a report by mozzartsport.com. Popovich, who recently became the winningest coach in NBA history (he reached 1,336 in March to surpass Don Nelson), will arrive in Belgrade late on Wednesday, as mentioned in the report.

The Celtics have retired 23 jersey numbers (and one name) – these are the players so honored

It’s no coincidence this team has the most retired jersey numbers with 17 banners hanging alongside them.

There are no teams in the history of the NBA to have more titles than the Boston Celtics — at least not yet — so it makes sense there are no other franchises with more retired numbers to honor the players over the decades who earned and hung those banners.

In fact, there are no teams in any sport with more retired jersey numbers at 22 overall, a reflection of the excellence behind the Celtics mystique built by franchise architect Red Auerbach. From his signing with the team as coach and general manager onward, Boston became one of the premier teams of the greatest basketball league on the planet.

But who were the players for which those jerseys were retired after the latest addition of Hall of Fame big man Kevin Garnett? Let’s take a look at them all.

NBA releases top 15 head coaches in league history with several Boston Celtics alumni, omissions

These are the Celtics alumni named to the list – along with several noteworthy admissions.

WIth this being the season that the NBA celebrates its 75th anniversary, the league has been putting out a number of commemorative all-time lists from players to coaches, with the latter having been released by the Association this past Tuesday.

The NBA released its list of the 15 greatest head coaches in the league’s three-quarters century mark, and given the integral role and high level of play of the Boston Celtics, there are a number of alumni from the storied franchise’s coaching ranks represented. As with any such list, there are also a few notable omissions worthy of our consideration as well.

Let’s take a look at the former Boston head coaches, players who became head coaches, or player-coaches who made the cut — or didn’t.

Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr among 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History

NBA PR: The NBA today unveiled the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History as part of the continuing celebration of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season. The list was selected by a panel of 43 current & former NBA head coaches in collaboration with the National Basketball Coaches Association.

Which Celtics had the longest careers with Boston?

These are the 10 Celtics who played the most seasons with Boston.

It is increasingly rare for a player to spend a significant portion of their career with one team never mind the bulk or even all of it in the modern NBA, but throughout the course of NBA history, few teams have done a better job at retaining their stars than the Boston Celtics.

In an era where their institutional coherence was in itself an advantage over many teams in the league, a host of Celtics lifers spent all of (or very nearly so) their careers in green and white — and given they were racking up titles at an unprecedented rate in the 1960s onward, it is understandable why they were loathe to leave.

But who were the Celtics who played the most seasons with the franchise across its storied history? Let’s take a look at the players who were part of the team for the most seasons below.