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On this day: Danny Ainge traded to Kings; Sichting dealt to Trail Blazers

On this day in Celtics history, Danny Ainge was dealt to the Sacramento Kings and Jerry Sichting to the Portland Trail Blazers.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team traded champion shooting guard and future team president Danny Ainge to the Sacramento Kings in 1989. The Oregon native had been picked up by the Celtics with the 31st overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft.

But, he was already playing professionally in Major League Baseball and had to be bought out of his baseball contract with the Toronto Blue Jays before he would be able to play for the Celtics. Ainge had been with the Blue Jays for eight seasons, his only pro assignment in any sport up to that point.

The BYU alum won two titles with the Celtics in 1984 and 1986 and made his sole All-Star game with Boston the season before he was dealt to the Kings with Brad Lohaus for Joe Kleine and Ed Pinckney.

On this day: Boston guards Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, Charles Smith born

A trio of Celtic guards were born today — Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, and Charles Smith.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point and shooting guard DeCovan Kadell “Dee” Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1968. Brown would play his college ball with the Jacksonville University Dolphins, from which he would be picked up by the Celtics as the 19th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

In his first season with the team, the Floridian guard would earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and he would win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in his second season with his famous no-look dunk. The Jacksonville alum played parts of eight seasons with Boston between 1990 and 1998.

He would average 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over that stretch.

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On this day: Celtics trade for Jerry Sichting; Courtney Lee, JD Davison born

On this day, the Boston Celtics traded for Jerry Sichting, and Courtney Lee was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics shooting guard Courtney Lee was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1985. An alum of Western Kentucky University, Lee was selected with the 22nd overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.

He played for that team, the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets, and Houston Rockets before the latter club dealt him to the Celtics as part of a massive three-team deal. That trade would send JaJuan Johnson, E’Twaun Moore, Sean Williams, and draft assets to the Rockets, along with sending Sasha Pavlović to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Indiana native played 108 games over 2 seasons with the team, logging 7.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and a steal per game.

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: Danny Ainge traded to Kings; Sichting dealt to Trail Blazers

On this day in Celtics history, Danny Ainge was dealt to the Sacramento Kings and Jerry Sichting to the Portland Trail Blazers.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team traded champion shooting guard and future team president Danny Ainge to the Sacramento Kings in 1989. The Oregon native had been picked up by the Celtics with the 31st overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft.

But, he was already playing professionally in Major League Baseball and had to be bought out of his baseball contract with the Toronto Blue Jays before he would be able to play for the Celtics. Ainge had been with the Blue Jays for eight seasons, his only pro assignment in any sport up to that point.

The BYU alum won two titles with the Celtics in 1984 and 1986 and made his sole All-Star game with Boston the season before he was dealt to the Kings with Brad Lohaus for Joe Kleine and Ed Pinckney.

On this day: Boston guards Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, Charles Smith born

A trio of Celtic guards were born today — Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, and Charles Smith.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point and shooting guard DeCovan Kadell “Dee” Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1968. Brown would play his college ball with the Jacksonville University Dolphins, from which he would be picked up by the Celtics as the 19th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

In his first season with the team, the Floridian guard would earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and he would win the NBA Slam dunk Contest in his second season with his famous no-look dunk. The Jacksonville product played parts of eight seasons with Boston between 1990 and 1998.

He would average 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over that stretch.

Dee Brown Celtics
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On this day: Boston guards Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, Charles Smith born

A trio of Celtic guards were born today — Dee Brown, Jerry Sichting, and Charles Smith.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point and shooting guard DeCovan Kadell “Dee” Brown was born in Jacksonville, Florida back in 1968. Brown would play his college ball with the Jacksonville University Dolphins, from which he would be drafted by the Celtics with the 19th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

In his first season with the team, the Floridian guard would earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and he would win the NBA Slam dunk Contest in his second season with his famous no-look dunk. The Jacksonville product played parts of eight seasons with Boston between 1990 and 1998.

He would average 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over that stretch.

Dee Brown Celtics
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