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On this day: Celtics Paul Pierce, Doc Rivers, Jermaine O’Neal born; John Havlicek jersey retired

On this day, Boston Celtics alumni Paul Pierce, Doc Rivers, and Jermaine O’Neal were born, and John Havlicek’s jersey was retired.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, franchise icon small forward Paul Pierce was born in Oakland, California in 1977. A product of the University of Kansas, Pierce somehow managed to slip to be taken 10th overall by the Celtics in the 1998 NBA draft, joining a moribund Boston team that had fallen from its former glory.

Pierce would make the All-Rookie First Team in his inaugural season, and quickly cemented his status as a star on the rise. He would make his first All-Star team in 2002, two seasons after a stabbing incident in a local nightclub nearly cost him his life.

Famously, it somehow did not cause him to miss even a single game of that season, however.

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: James Young, Jermaine O’Neal signed; Tyler Zeller traded for

On this day, former Boston Celtics James Young and Jermaine O’Neal signed with the team, and Tyler Zeller arrived in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On this date in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard James Young signed his three-year rookie deal with the Celtics in 2014. A native of Flint, Michigan, Young was picked up 17th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the NBA draft of that same year.

He would spend much of his time playing for the Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics) in the NBA D League (as the G League was still known then) in his inaugural season after missing Summer League due to injuries. Young would play for Boston for a total of three seasons, but could never quite find his footing in the NBA despite abundant patience from the front office.

The Kentucky product averaged 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time in green and white.

11 Boston Celtics alumni changing places in redraft of NBA’s 1996 class

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

As Hoops Hype’s staff keep themselves busy reassessing the draft orders of the last few decades over the years, there are always a fair number of Boston Celtics alumni making moves in their re-drafts as a result.

In the H/H reassessment of the 1996 NBA draft class, a total of 11 Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift with the benefit of hindsight lifting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this group get their flowers, too.

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

Who has the highest block average in Boston Celtics playoff history?

Can you guess who that center might be, as well as the others of the top ten rim protectors in the history of Boston’s playoff action?

When talking about nabbing steals in the NBA playoffs, fans of the Boston Celtics might be surprised to learn that despite his fame as one of the most fearsome shot blockers in the recent history of the sport, the man we have come to call the Timelord, Celtics center Robert Williams III, does not hold the record for the most playoff blocks per game for the storied ball club.

In fact, that record belongs to another Boston big man. Can you guess who that center might be, as well as the others of the top ten rim protectors in the history of Boston’s playoff action?

Let’s take a look at the record books to find out.

HoopsHype’s most overpaid player list includes nine former Boston Celtics

Let’s dive into where alumni of the Boston Celtics appear on this list.

There is a good case to be made that with the advent of the NBA salary cap players are actually underpaid. In the context of that cap, however, quite a few players earned more than the value they brought to their clubs. The Boston Celtics are not excluded from that reality.

The folks over at HoopsHype have put together a metric to try to measure such things. The real value metric was developed by HoopsHype analyst Alberto De Roa. In a recent H/H article, authors Sam Yip and Frank Urbina sorted the top 30 players who have fleeced teams in terms of their real value.

Let’s dive into where former Celtics appear on this list.

Three Boston Celtics alumni among league’s biggest one-season salary drops

A recent article by HoopsHype put together a review of the biggest salary drops from one season to the next, and more than one Boston alumnus made an appearance

The Boston Celtics have long been a team that star players near the twilight of their respective careers often have signed up with. Whether to be associated with the storied franchise, or to capitalize on the strength of the team at the time, Boston has been a place with open doors for veterans looking to have played out their careers in green and white.

One unintended consequence of that trend is that many a star inking a late-career deal with the Celtics has seen the size of their paycheck drop considerably as a result of their new role. In some cases, historically so.

A recent article by HoopsHype’s Sam Yip put together a review of the biggest such salary drops from one season to the next, and more than one Boston alumnus made an appearance — let’s take a look at which.

Boston alum Jermaine O’Neal to appear on forthcoming episode of the ‘Long Game’

The show can be seen on the athlete-owned PlayerTV entertainment network.

Former Boston Celtics big man alum Jermaine O’Neal will be featured on a forthcoming episode of the new “Long Game” show on the PlayerTV network, per a press release circulated by the network.

Available globally on Samsung, SLING TV, Roku, YouTube TV, and several other providers, and is supported by investments from fellow Celtics alum Kyrie Irving, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Damian Lillard, Dwyane Wade, CJ McCollum, De’Aaron Fox, and DeAndre Jordan, among others. O’Neal’s appearance on the “Long Game” will be one of eight shows highlighting the careers and business and philanthropic efforts of some of the most famous athletes in pro sports.

The six-time All-Star played for the Celtics for 49 games over two seasons during the last title contention era alongside Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen, his bad injury luck helping prevent a second title while he was with the team.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

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On this day: James Young, Jermaine O’Neal signed; Tyler Zeller traded for

On this day, former Boston Celtics James Young and Jermaine O’Neal signed with the team, and Tyler Zeller arrived in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On this date in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard James Young signed his three-year rookie deal with the Celtics in 2014. A native of Flint, Michigan, Young was picked up 17th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the NBA draft of that same year.

He would spend much of his time playing for the Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics) in the NBA D League (as the G League was still known then) in his inaugural season after missing Summer League due to injuries. Young would play for Boston for a total of three seasons, but could never quite find his footing in the NBA despite abundant patience from the front office.

The Kentucky product averaged 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time in green and white.