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On this day: Celtics trade Billups, others for Anderson, Jones and Tabak

On this day, Boston made what was widely regarded as one of the worst trades in franchise history.

On this day in 1998 in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise’s impatient coach and President of Basketball Operations Rick Pitino sent veteran point guard Dee Brown and his rookie backcourt teammate Chauncey Billups to the Toronto Raptors. This remains a wildly unpopular trade in many corners.

It sent Brown and Billups as well as power forward Roy Rogers and big man John Thomas to the Raptors in exchange for guard Kenny Anderson, power forward Popeye Jones, and big man Zan Tabak. The deal, often included on lists of the worst the club has made, netted Anderson in exchange.

He hadn’t even been with the Raptors for a week after having been traded to the team for point guard Damon Stoudamire, refusing to report to the Canadian franchise.

On this day: Henry Walker, Arnie Risen, Kenny and Jerome Anderson born; Kenny Rollins passes

On this day, former Celtics Henry Walker, Arnie Risen, and Jerome, and Kenny Anderson (no relation) were born, and Kenny Rollins passed away.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Boston alumnus point guard Kenny Anderson was born in Queens, New York in 1970. Anderson was a highly sought-after recruit as a teenager and would play his college ball with Georgia Tech, where he would earn two consecutive All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors among several others.

He was taken with the second overall pick of the 1991 NBA draft by the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets, where he would play five seasons before being dealt to the Charlotte Hornets in January of 1996. He would sign with the Portland Trail Blazers at the end of that season as a free agent, who would later deal him to the Toronto Raptors in 1998.

Anderson would finally find his way to Boston when the Raps dealt him to the Celtics five days later with Popeye Jones and Žan Tabak for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers, and John Thomas.

Who was the Celtics’ highest-paid player in each of the past 30 seasons?

Celtics Wire compiles the highest salary on Boston’s roster for each season since 1993-94.

The Boston Celtics rank among the most storied professional sports franchises in the world. With 17 NBA championships, the Celtics also have carved out a distinct place in the annals of basketball history.

Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jayson Tatum are some of the franchise’s most notable players in recent decades, and it’s intriguing to look back at the Celtics’ year-by-year salary history to see how those players were valued financially in their prime.

Below, we identify the highest-paid player on the Celtics roster for each season since 1990-91.

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: Anderson, Potapenko dealt; Pressey inked; Archibald cut

On this day, the Boston Celtics traded Kenny Anderson, Vitaly Potapenko, and Joseph Forte, signed Phil Pressey, and waived Nate Archibald.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded point guard Kenny Anderson with shooting guard Joseph Forte and big man Vitaly Potapenko to the Seattle SuperSonics for power forward Vin Baker and combo guard Shammond Williams.

Anderson had himself been dealt to the Celtics in 1998 from the Toronto Raptors with Popeye Jones and Žan Tabak for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers, and John Thomas, and had become an important part of the team in the interim. Boston even made it as far as the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals with Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker during the Queens native’s tenure with the team.

Anderson averaged 11.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game while with the Celtics.

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

Can you guess who that guard might be, as well as the others of the top ten pickpockets 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 ball clubs’ greatest defenders and most dangerous covers for opposing teams, the man we have all come to love and trust, veteran Celtics floor general Marcus Smart, does not hold the record for the most playoff assists per game for the storied ball club.

In fact, that record belongs to another Boston point guard. Can you guess who that guard might be, as well as the others of the top ten pickpockets in the history of Boston’s playoff action?

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

Paul Pierce on how Celtics giants like Tommy Heinsohn helped ease his arrival in Boston

The Truth shared how the Celtics of his day and before it made his transition to the NBA easier.

When future Hall of Fame small forward Paul Pierce was drafted by the Boston Celtics, he had no idea how he would be shaped by an organization he had grown up in southern California rooting against. But The Truth had the good fortune to work with and at times even be mentored by the storied ball club’s legendary figures and current players. Regarding the latter, Antoine Walker and Kenny Anderson helped Pierce find his professionalism.

Regarding the former, showing up to work with Cedric Maxwell, Bill Russell and Tommy Heinsohn in the building had the added advantage of showing young players how to develop championship habits and what it takes to win at the highest level.

To talk about that period of his NBA career, Pierce sat down with team reporter Marc D’Amico on a recent episode of the “View From The Rafters” podcast put together by the Celtics.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what Pierce had to say about his early years in Boston.

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Boston, Brooklyn alum Kenny Anderson picks Celtics over Nets for the 2023 NBA title

“I just don’t think right now that (Brooklyn) can win without getting two or three more pieces,” Anderson opined.

The two hottest teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference are the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, and for retired point guard Kenny Anderson, it can be tough to bear when both of two of his three favorite teams play one another (the other being his former Portland Trail Blazers). In fact, Anderson recently told Bally Sports’ Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson he doesn’t watch the games when his former teams play.

That likely means Mr. Chibbs — as Anderson is sometimes called — will be sitting out the January 12 collision between the Nets and Celtics that could determine the top record in the East if not the league.

But when it comes to which of the squads has a better title case, Anderson did not hesitate. “I’m going with the Boston Celtics,” he related.

“I just don’t think right now that (Brooklyn) can win without getting two or three more pieces,” Anderson continued. “They need rebounding — they need a big!”

“I don’t see it but with Kyrie (Irving) and Kevin Durant, anything is possible. It can happen. But this year, the Celtics are motivated after how they lost last year in the Championship — they are motivated.”

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Celtics alum Kenny Anderson talks his ECF runs with Paul Pierce

Still fond of his time in green and white, don’t miss this check-in with Mr. Chibbs himself.

Former Boston Celtics floor general Kenny Anderson, Hall of Fame small forward Paul Pierce, and fan favorite Celtics swingman Antoine Walker might not have been THE “Big Three” regardless of whether we mean the new or original version.

But Pierce became part of the former, and the trio were not an easy out. They terrorized the NBA’s Eastern Conference before the arrival of iconic big man Kevin Garnett and lethal sharpshooter Ray Allen set the Celtics on the path for Banner 17.

Anderson, a New York City point guard legend in his own right, recently sat down with the folks behind the Heavy “Celtics Collective” podcast to talk over his time with the team, and Anderson had plenty of stories to tell.

Still fond of his time in green and white, don’t miss this check-in with Mr. Chibbs himself.

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: Celtics trade Billups, others for Anderson, Jones and Tabak

On this day, Boston made what was widely regarded as one of the worst trades in franchise history.

On this day in 1998 in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise’s impatient coach and President of Basketball Operations Rick Pitino sent veteran point guard Dee Brown and his rookie backcourt teammate Chauncey Billups to the Toronto Raptors in what remains a wildly unpopular trade in many corners.

It sent Brown and Billups as well as power forward Roy Rogers and big man John Thomas to the Raptors in exchange for guard Kenny Anderson, power forward Popeye Jones and big man Zan Tabak. The deal, often included on lists of the worst the club has made, netted Anderson in exchange.

He hadn’t even been with the Raptors for a week after having been traded to the team for point guard Damon Stoudamire, refusing to report to the Canadian franchise.