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On this day: Boston sees the Grateful Dead in concert; Shaw, Hunter debut

On this day, several Boston Celtics accompanied resident Deadhead and Celtics center Bill Walton to see the Grateful Dead in concert in 1985.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, several members of the storied franchise went to see the Grateful Dead in concert in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1985. Not all of the Celtics went, but after recent arrival Bill Walton had managed to pique the interest of a few of his teammates, a significant portion of the team decided to attend the concert.

A few days ahead of the planned concert, Hall of Fame teammates Larry Bird and Kevin McHale had noticed some hippie-ish looking people wearing funky clothes arriving in town and made the connection it must have something to do with their hippie-ish teammate.

Walton had himself previously met the band after sticking out like a sore thumb as a 7-footer at one of their concerts, catching the eye of drummer Mickey Hart, who called him on stage after learning who he was.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 7

Today’s installment focuses on the 20 players who wore No. 7 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 20 players who wore No. 7 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Celtics champion guard Em Bryant traded for from Suns

Bryant would win a title with Boston in 1969.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Emmette “Em” Bryant (no relation to Kobe, if you are wondering) was traded to the Celtics from the Phoenix Suns in 1968 in exchange for a second-round draft selection for the 1969 NBA draft.

Bryant was a native of Chicago, Illinois, and would play his collegiate basketball at his hometown DePaul with the Blue Demons men’s basketball program. He would play there well enough to garner some national attention, and would be drafted 53rd overall in the seventh round of the 1964 NBA draft by the New York Knicks (there were many more rounds to the annual event in that era).

He would play four seasons with New York before being taken by the Suns in the 1968 expansion draft held to populate their roster and that of the Milwaukee Bucks, two new teams joining the NBA that year.

On this day: Howell, Siegfried and Bryant lost in ’70 expansion draft

The Celtics lost Bailey Howell, Em Bryant, and Larry Siegfried in the 1970 Expansion draft held today in that year.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team would lose three players to the 1970 NBA expansion draft. The draft — the fifth expansion draft in league history — was held to populate the rosters of three new teams joining the NBA, the Buffalo Braves (which would one day become the Celtics, but that is another story), Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers.

Former Celtics point guard Emmette “Em” Bryant would be drafted by the Braves after just two seasons with Boston between 1968 and 1970, with whom he won a championship in 1969, the Celtics’ last until the mid-seventies. The Chicago native holds the distinction of being one of the only players in NBA history to have been selected in multiple expansion drafts after having been selected from the New York Knicks by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 expansion draft as well.

Bryant averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in his two seasons with Boston.

On this day: Boston sees the Grateful Dead in concert; Shaw, Hunter debut

On this day, several Boston Celtics accompanied resident Deadhead and Celtics center Bill Walton to see the Grateful Dead in concert in 1985.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, several members of the storied franchise went to see the Grateful Dead in concert in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1985. Not all the Celtics went, but after recent arrival Bill Walton had managed to pique the interest of a few of his teammates, a significant portion of the team decided to attend the concert.

A few days ahead of the planned concert, Hall of Fame teammates Larry Bird and Kevin McHale had noticed some hippie-ish looking people wearing funky clothes arriving in town, and made the connection it must have something to do with their hippie-ish teammate.

Walton had himself previously met the band after sticking out like a sore thumb as a 7-footer at one of their concerts, catching the eye of drummer Mickey Hart, who called him on stage after learning who he was.

 

On this day: Howell, Siegfried and Bryant lost in ’70 expansion draft

The Celtics lost Bailey Howell, Em Bryant, and Larry Siegfried in the 1970 Expansion draft held today in that year.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team would lose three players to the 1970 NBA expansion draft. The draft — the fifth expansion draft in league history — was held to populate the rosters of three new teams joining the NBA, the Buffalo Braves (which would one day become the Celtics, but that is another story), Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers.

Former Celtics point guard Emmette “Em” Bryant would be drafted by the Braves after just two seasons with Boston between 1968 and 1970, with whom he won a championship in 1969, the Celtics last until the mid-seventies. The Chicago native holds the distinction of being one of the only players in NBA history to have been selected in multiple expansion drafts after having been selected from the New York Knicks by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 expansion draft as well.

Bryant averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in his two seasons with Boston.

On this day: Boston Celtics trade for point guard Em Bryant

On this day in 1968, the Boston Celtics traded for point guard Em Bryant by the Phoenix Suns.

On this date in 1968, former Boston Celtics reserve point guard Emmette “Em” Bryant was traded to the Celtics for a second-round pick.

Bryant played his college ball with the DePaul Blue Demons, and was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1964 NBA Draft.

He would play four seasons for that team before being drafted away by the newly-formed Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA Expansion Draft, held to populate the recently-founded Suns’ and Milwaukee Bucks’ rosters.

The Chicago native would never suit up for the Suns however, traded to Boston for the pick instead, and would win a title with the team as a backup floor general in 1969 for his troubles.

The former Blue Demon would play two seasons with the Celtics in total before he was taken in yet another NBA expansion draft, this time by the then- Buffalo Braves (now, Los Angeles Clippers) in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft, this one held to roster players for the Braves and the Portland Trail Blazers.

Bryant averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while with Boston.

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On this day: Howell, Siegfried and Bryant lost in ’70 expansion draft

The Boston Celtics lost Bailey Howell, Em Bryant and Larry Siegfried in the 1970 Expansion draft held today in that year.

On this day, the Boston Celtics lost three players to the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft.

The draft — the fifth expansion draft in league history — was held to populate the rosters of three new teams joining the NBA, the Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers.

Former Celtics point guard Emmette “Em” Bryant would be drafted by the Braves after just two seasons with Boston between 1968 and 1970, with whom he won a championship in 1969.

The Chicago native holds the distinction of being one of the only players in NBA history to have been selected in multiple expansion drafts after having been selected from the New York Knicks by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 expansion draft as well.

Bryant averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 in his two seasons with Boston.

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