Tag: J.r. giddens

On this day: Giddens debut; Rajon Rondo, Gene Kaftan born; Dennis Johnson passes

On this day in Celtics history, J.R. Giddens debuted for the team, Larry bird scored 36 points and 14 rebounds, and Robert Parish 26 and 17.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Justin Ray “J.R” Giddens made his debut for the team in 2009.

Picked up by the Celtics with the 30th overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft out of the University of New Mexico, Giddens would spend much of his first season with the defending champions. He played for the team’s developmental affiliate at that time — the Utah Flash — in the D League (as the G League was known at that time)). The Oklahoma City native would play his first minutes at the NBA level came in a 128-108 win over the Phoenix Suns on the road.

Giddens went scoreless in a minute and a half of play.

On this day: J.R. Giddens born; Jayson Tatum hangs 39 on Clips in 2OT

On this day in Celtics history, Boston wing J.R. Giddens was born, and Jayson Tatum scored 39 points in a double-overtime win vs. the Clippers.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtic small forward Justin Ray “J.R.” Giddens came into this world in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1985.

Giddens would play his NCAA basketball as a Jayhawk under legendary collegiate head coach Roy Williams at the University of Kansas, but would later transfer to the University of New Mexico after getting into a serious altercation at Kansas. He would be picked up by the Celtics out of New Mexico with the 30th overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft but got little playing time on the defending champion’s roster given their designs on a repeat.

Instead, Giddens spent most of his time with the Utah Flash in the NBA’s D League (as the G League was then known).

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: Smart, Walker, Fox drafted; Perkins, Banks, Walker trade; Hewson passes

On this day, the Boston Celtics drafted Marcus Smart, Antoine Walker and Rick Fox, and traded for Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Boston Celtics selected two players of note in the 2014 NBA draft, held in Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The first was 6-foot-3 guard Marcus Smart out of Oklahoma State University, taken with the sixth overall pick of the draft. A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Smart fit in well and would make the 2014-15 All-Rookie Second Team in his inaugural season with the Celtics.

Smart’s brand of intense, all-out attack frequently saw the former Cowboy banged up with a litany of minor injuries, and his professionalism and dedication would position the young guard as the “heart and soul” and unofficial captain of the team in just a few short seasons.

Now with the Memphis Grizzlies, he earned 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2021-22 All-Defensive First Teams honors along with winning the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year award — among many other honors.

On this day: Giddens debut; Rajon Rondo, Gene Kaftan born; Dennis Johnson passes

On this day in Celtics history, J.R. Giddens debuted for the team, Larry bird scored 36 points and 14 rebounds, and Robert Parish 26 and 17.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Justin Ray “J.R” Giddens made his debut for the team in 2009.

Picked up by the Celtics with the 30th overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft out of the University of New Mexico, Giddens would spend much of his first season with the defending champions with the team’s developmental affiliate at that time — the Utah Flash — in the D League (as the G League was known at that time). The Oklahoma City native would play his first minutes at the NBA level came in a 128-108 win over the Phoenix Suns on the road.

Giddens went scoreless in a minute and a half of play.

On this day: J.R. Giddens born; Jayson Tatum hangs 39 on Clips in 2OT

On this day in Celtics history, Boston wing J.R. Giddens was born, and Jayson Tatum scored 39 points in a double-overtime win vs. the Clippers.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtic small forward Justin Ray “J.R.” Giddens came into this world in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1985.

Giddens would play his NCAA basketball as a Jayhawk under legendary collegiate head coach Roy Williams at the University of Kansas, but would later transfer to the University of New Mexico after getting into a serious altercation at Kansas. He would be picked up by the Celtics out of New Mexico with the 30th overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft but got little playing time on the defending champion’s roster given their designs on a repeat.

Instead, Giddens spent most of his time with the Utah Flash in the NBA’s D League (as the G League was then known).

Celtics Lab 95: On playing with Kevin Garnett, Celtics in the post-Banner 17 era with JR Giddens

In this episode, we got together with Celtics alum JR Giddens to talk about his time in Boston playing with KG ahead of Garnett’s big day.

The man of the hour this Sunday afternoon will see his No. 5 jersey heading up to Boston Celtics basketball Valhalla to hang amongst the rafters, The Big Ticket’s big day finally arriving after the Celtics play the Dallas Mavericks on March 13.

And with that caliber event that will see Hall of Fame Boston big man Kevin Garnett be immortalized forever in Celtics lore, we had to record a special edition of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast with a teammate of his from the two seasons following the winning of Banner 17. That teammate would be Boston alum JR Giddens, who took some time to regale us with some stories of what it was like to play with a living legend.

Giddens also gives us an insight into how it was fighting for playing time on a team with designs on deep postseason runs and a coach notorious for not playing younger players — as well as what advice he’d give current Celtics dealing with not so different issues themselves.

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We even get into the University of New Mexico product’s current coaching career and his time playing overseas, so be sure to check out this special edition of the pod in honor of KG’s big event.

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On this day: Smart, Walker, Fox drafted; Perkins, Banks traded for

On this day, the Boston Celtics drafted Marcus Smart, Antoine Walker and Rick Fox, and traded for Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Boston Celtics selected two players of note in the 2014 NBA draft, held in Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The first was 6-foot-3 combo guard Marcus Smart out of Oklahoma State University, taken with the sixth overall pick of the draft. A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Smart fit in well almost immediately and would make the 2014-15 All-Rookie Second Team in his inaugural season with the Celtics.

Smart’s brand of intense, all-out attack frequently saw the former Cowboy banged up with a litany of minor injuries, and his professionalism and dedication would position the young guard as the “heart and soul” and unofficial captain of the team in just a few short seasons.

Still with the team, he has averaged 10.2 points, 3.6 rebounds 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game over seven seasons with the franchise, making the 2018-19 and 2019-20 All-Defensive First Teams.