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On this day: Celtics McCarty, DeClercq born; Saunders traded; Kite cut

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Walter McCarty and Andrew DeClercq were born, Fred Saunders was traded and Greg Kite was waived.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics forward Walter Lee McCarty was born in Evansville, Indiana back in 1974. McCarty played collegiately for the University of Kentucky under future Celtics coach and President of Basketball Operations Rick Pitino before being picked up with the 19th overall selection of the 1996 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.

He played 35 games there before being traded to the Celtics with Scott Brooks, Dontae’ Jones, and John Thomas in October 1997 for Chris Mills and draft assets, where he played for a total of eight seasons before being traded to the Phoenix Suns for a 2007 second-round draft pick.

The Kentucky alum would average 5.7 points and 2.8 boards per game in his time in green and white as a player, and would later return to serve as an assistant coach with Boston from 2013 to 2018.

On this day: 1998 preseason canceled ahead of ’98 lockout; George Kaftan passes

On this day, the NBA canceled its slate of preseason games ahead of the 1998 lockout, and forward George Kaftan passed in 2018.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the preseason was canceled as labor negotiations between the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and team owners on creating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) remained in a deadlock in 1998 ahead of the first work stoppage interrupting the regular season in league history.

It would not only force the cancellation of preseason games but curtail the season considerably, with games not beginning until January of the following year. Primarily fought over the percentage of basketball-related income that would go to the players, an agreement would be reached several months later to end what was the most severe labor dispute in league history up to that time.

The so-called “Larry Bird” exception was another point of significant contention.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 9

Today’s installment focuses on the 15 players who wore No. 9 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 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 15 players who wore No. 9 over the years as of September 2023.

On this date: Robert Williams III drafted; Eric Montross, George Kaftan traded

On this date, the Boston Celtics drafted Robert Williams III in the 2018 NBA draft and traded George Kaftan and Eric Montross.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team selected one player of note in the 2018 NBA draft, held in New York City, New York. To the surprise of virtually everyone, raw but promising Texas A&M big man Robert Williams III, a rim-running, shot-blocking prospect, slid to the Celtics at No. 27.

Timelord — as Williams came to be called — is in his third season with Boston. While he had to deal with yet another season plagued with injury, he has shown considerable growth on both ends of the floor, even stealing the team’s starting role by the end of the 2020-21 NBA season and earning All-Defensive Second Team honors in the subsequent season.

Injuries have plagued his career in recent seasons, but after knee cleanup surgery in the 2022 offseason, the Louisiana Native appears to be on the mend in terms of health.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 9

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 9 jersey for at least one game as of September 2022.

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 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 15 players who wore No. 9 over the years as of September 2022.

On this date: Robert Williams III drafted; Eric Montross, George Kaftan traded

On this date, the Boston Celtics drafted Robert Williams III in the 2018 NBA draft and traded George Kaftan and Eric Montross.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team selected one player of note in the 2018 NBA draft, held in New York. Texas A&M big man Robert Williams III, a rim-running, shot-blocking prospect, slid to the Celtics at No. 27.

Timelord — as Williams came to be called — is in his third season with Boston. While he had to deal with yet another season plagued with injury, he has shown considerable growth on both ends of the floor, even stealing the team’s starting role by the end of the 2020-21 NBA season.

To date, he’s had a career average of 5.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game with the Celtics.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 9

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 9 jersey for at least one game.

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 13 players who wore No. 9 over the years.

On this date: Robert Williams III drafted; Eric Montross, George Kaftan traded

On this date, the Boston Celtics drafted Robert Williams III in the 2018 NBA draft, and traded George Kaftan and Eric Montross.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team selected one player of note in the 2018 NBA draft, held in New York. Texas A&M big man Robert Williams III, a rim-running, shot-blocking prospect, slid to the Celtics at No. 27.

Timelord — as Williams came to be called — is in his third season with Boston. While he had to deal with yet another season plagued with injury, he has shown considerable growth on both ends of the floor, even stealing the team’s starting role by the end of the 2020-21 NBA season.

To date, he’s had a career average of 5.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game with the Celtics.

On this date: Time Lord drafted; Eric Montross, George Kaftan traded

On this date, the Boston Celtics drafted Robert Williams III in the 2018 NBA Draft, and traded George Kaftan and Eric Montross.

On this day, the Boston Celtics selected one player of note in the 2018 NBA Draft, held in New York City, New York.

That player would be Texas A & M big man Robert Williams III, a rim-running, shot-blocking prospect who slid to the Celtics range and ended up being drafted by the team at No. 27 overall.

“Time Lord” — as Williams came to be called — is in his second season with Boston, and while plagued with injury, he’s still managed to show some significant growth in his passing and offensive game.

To date he’s had a career average of 3.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game with the Celtics.

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