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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 22

Today’s installment focuses on the four players who wore No. 22 over the years as of August 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, their unretired jersey numbers pack 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 four players who wore No. 22 over the years as of August 2023.

What Boston Celtics have the highest career scoring averages?

There have been some serious Boston Celtics scorers over the nearly seven decades now that Boston has been hanging banners.

As the most storied ball club in the history of the NBA, there have been some serious Boston Celtics scorers over the seven decades now that Boston has been hanging banners.

And while some of the Celtics legends of the past may not have been some especially prolific scorers given their excellence lay in other aspects of the game, plenty of Boston players have proven capable of putting points on the board in a hurry. But who were the best of the best when it comes to the Celtics Hall of Famers (and perhaps future ones) scoring in the 16-game season?

Let’s take a look at the Celtics’ postseason scoring greats.

On this day: Tony Lavelli, Ed Sadowski, Woodrow Sauldsberry born

On this day, former Boston big men Tony Lavelli, Ed Sadowski, and Woodrow Sauldsberry were born in 1926, 1917, and 1934 respectively.

On this date in Boston Celtics history, forward Tony Lavelli was born in 1926 in Somerville, Massachusetts. A product of Yale University, Lavelli was drafted fourth overall by the Celtics in the 1949 Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to today’s NBA) draft, the final such draft before the league became the NBA of today after merging with the U.S. National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949.

The former Bulldog wasn’t with the team for the long haul, however. The Celtics short-timer played just one season (in fact, a mere 56 games) with the team before leaving in free agency to play for the New York Knicks at the end of the 1949-50 season.

Lavelli averaged 8.8 points per game with the team (they had yet to begin recording rebounds).

On this day: Tony Lavelli, Ed Sadowski, Woodrow Sauldsberry born

On this day, former Boston Celtics big men Tony Lavelli, Ed Sadowski, and Woodrow Sauldsberry were born in 1926, 1917, and 1934 respectively.

On this day, former Boston Celtics forward Tony Lavelli was born in 1926 in Somerville, Massachusetts.

A product of Yale University, Lavelli was drafted fourth overall by the Celtics in the 1949 Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to today’s NBA) Draft, the final such draft before the league became the NBA of today after merging with the U.S. National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949.

The former Bulldog wasn’t with the team for the long haul, however — Lavelli played just one season (in fact, a mere 56 games) with the team before leaving in free agency to play for the New York Knicks at the end of the 1949-1950 season.

Lavelli averaged 8.8 points per game with the team (they had yet to begin recording rebounds).

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