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On this day: Walter McCarty traded to Suns; JaJuan Johnson, Warren Fenley born

On this day in Celtics history, Walter McCarty was dealt to the Suns, and JaJuan Johnson and Warren Fenley were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded forward Walter McCarty to the Phoenix Suns for a second-round pick and cash in 2005.

McCarty had been an alumnus of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball program under head coach Rick Pitino. McCarty would later be reunited with him on the Celtics after he was picked up by the New York Knicks in the 1996 NBA draft, then traded away to Boston after playing a season with New York. The Evansville native would spend a total of eight seasons with the Celtics before he would be traded to the Suns.

Over that stretch, McCarty averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 5.7 points per game during his tenure with the franchise as a player.

On this day: former Boston big men Greg Stiemsma, JaJuan Johnson debut

On this day, former Boston Celtics Greg Stiemsma and JaJuan Johnson made their debut for the team.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Greg Stiemsma made his debut for the team back in 2011. The University of Wisconsin – Madison alum was not picked up by any team in the 2008 NBA draft and would end up playing professionally overseas in Turkey and South Korea as well as at the G League level before signing with the Celtics in December of 2011 as an unrestricted free agent.

It would be several weeks before the former Badger saw any live game action, however, making his debut for the team on the 28th of that month.

His debut came in a 97-78 loss to the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans) on the road.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 12

Today’s installment focuses on the 34 players who wore No. 12 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 34 players who wore No. 12 over the years as of September 2023.

On this day: Ray Allen born; Theis, Yabu, Wesley signed; Moore dealt; Waldron passes

On this day, ex-Celtic champ Ray Allen was born, Daniel Theis, Guerschon Yabusele, Davis Wesley signed, and E’Twaun Moore was traded.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion Celtics sharpshooter Ray Allen was born in Merced, California. A military kid, Allen “grew up” in a lot of places, but would graduate high school in Dalzell, South Carolina. He attended the University of Connecticut for college, where he won Big East and UPI Player of the Year awards in 1996 during his time with the Huskies.

He would end up being drafted fifth overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was quickly dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in a draft-night trade, and would remain in Milwaukee for parts of seven seasons.

He would also play for the Seattle Supersonics for 5 campaigns before being dealt to the Celtics in the summer of 2007.

On this day: Walter McCarty traded to Suns; JaJuan Johnson, Warren Fenley born

On this day in Celtics history, Walter McCarty was dealt to the Suns, and JaJuan Johnson and Warren Fenley were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded forward Walter McCarty to the Phoenix Suns for a second-round pick and cash in 2005.

McCarty had been an alumnus of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball program under head coach Rick Pitino, and would later be reunited with him on the Celtics after he was picked up by the New York Knicks in the 1996 NBA draft, then traded away to Boston after playing a season with New York. The Evansville native would spend a total of eight seasons with the Celtics before he would be traded to the Suns.

Over that stretch, McCarty averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 5.7 points per game during his tenure with the franchise as a player.

On this day: former Boston big men Greg Stiemsma, JaJuan Johnson debut

On this day, former Boston Celtics Greg Stiemsma and JaJuan Johnson made their debut for the team.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Greg Stiemsma made his debut for the team back in 2011. The University of Wisconsin – Madison product was not picked up by any team in the 2008 NBA draft and would end up playing professionally overseas in Turkey and South Korea as well as at the G League level before signing with the Celtics in December of 2011 as an unrestricted free agent.

It would be several weeks before the former Badger saw any live game action, however, making his debut for the team on the 28th of that month.

His debut came in a 97-78 loss to the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans) on the road.

On this day: former Celtics Greg Stiemsma, JaJuan Johnson debut

On this day, former Boston Celtics Greg Stiemsma and JaJuan Johnson made their debut for the team.

On this day in 2011, former Boston Celtics center Greg Stiemsma made his debut for the team.

The University of Wisconsin – Madison product went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, and would play professionally overseas and in the G League before signing with the Celtics in December of 2011 as an unrestricted free agent. It would be several weeks before the former Badger saw any live game action however, making his debut for the team on the 28th of that month in a 97 – 78 loss to the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans) on the road at New Orleans Arena in the eponymous Louisiana city.

On this day: Ray Allen born; Theis, Yabu, Wesley signed; Moore dealt

On this day, ex-Celtic champ Ray Allen was born, Daniel Theis, Guerschon Yabusele and Davis Wesley traded and E’Twaun Moore traded.

On this day in 1975, former Boston Celtics sharpshooter Ray Allen was born in Merced, California.

A military kid, Allen “grew up” in a lot of places, but graduated high school in Dalzell, South Carolina. He attended the University of Connecticut for college, where he won Big East and UPI Player of the Year awards in 1996.

He would be drafted fifth overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night. He would also play for the Seattle Supersonics before being dealt to the Celtics in the summer of 2007.

There, he would help convince big man Kevin Garnett to come to Boston to set the stage for a new “Big Three” of he, KG and Paul Pierce. The trio would win a title together in 2008.

But, injuries and bad luck combined with several attempts to deal Allen by the front office eroded the spirit of “Ubuntu” behind the team’s last title, and would eventually lead to Allen decamping to the Miami Heat.

The move, for less money than the Celtics were offering to a conference rival, created a rift between that Banner 17 title crew that is yet to be completely healed, unfortunately.

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