Tag: Leandro Barbosa

On this day: 12 am Milkman’s Special; Wolkowyski cut; Crawford trade

On this day in Celtics history, Boston played a game starting at midnight, cut Ruben Wolkowyski, and traded for Jordan Crawford.

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1952, the Celtics tipped off against the (then) Fort. Wayne (Indiana) Pistons (now, Detroit) at midnight in a contest that had been billed as the “Milkman’s Special” in an attempt to sell the event’s late start time as a plus.

The name Milkman’s Special alludes to the very early (or late, depending on your point of view) hours kept in that now-archaic profession. It was a fitting one for a contest that began after a late-night Ice Follies skating exhibition held at the old Boston Garden. The Celtics would win the affair 88-67, with Boston legend Bob Cousy leading the team with 24 points.

Big man “Easy” Ed Macaulay also added 15 points, “Bones” McKinney a dozen, and Chuck Cooper 10 more.

On this day: former Boston floor general Leandro Barbosa born

On this day, ex-Boston Celtic point guard Leandro Barbosa was born in São Paulo, Brazil.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, onetime Celtics floor general Leandro Mateus Barbosa was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1982. The Brazilian Blur — as he is sometimes called for a nickname — got his start in the sport by playing basketball for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, a Brazilian professional club based in his hometown at age 17 in 2001.

He quickly caught the attention of international scouts with his outstanding play, and was taken by the San Antonio Spurs with the 28th overall pick, of the 2003 NBA draft but ended up being traded on draft night to the Phoenix Suns, where he would first make his mark in the Association.

Barbosa would play seven seasons with that club before being traded with Dwayne Jones to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Turkish forward Hedo Türkoğlu in 2010.

Who are the best international players to play for the Boston Celtics?

From Charlie Hoefer to Alaa Abdenaby to Rick Fox to Kristaps Porzingis, there has been no shortage of players who were born abroad who have worn the green and white.

The Boston Celtics are a storied franchise for more than just their titles. They have been a trailblazing team in terms of signing and fielding players from all over the world, a philosophy that started in their first season.

From Charlie Hoefer to Alaa Abdelnaby to Rick Fox to Kristaps Porzingis, there has been no shortage of players born abroad who have worn the green and white.

But who were the best and who were the worst? What criteria should we use to judge them across eras? In the spirit of the annual arrival of #RankingSeason, the thing to do is try.

And try the hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” did on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear how they assessed the international Celtics of all time.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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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.

12 Boston Celtics included in HoopsHype ‘best player in country history’ list

Let’s take a look at which Boston alumni made the cut — and what countries they hail from.

The Boston Celtics are a founding member and the most storied ball club of the league now known as the NBA, having been among the handful of teams from the era of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) days as the precursor league that would grow into today’s NBA was called.

So it should not surprise that the players who have worn the green and white over the nearly eight decades of existence of the franchise have at times been among the best to play the game anywhere in the world. In fact, there is a notable number of Celtics alumni present in a HoopsHype assessment of the best players to come from specific countries around the globe.

Let’s take a look at which Boston alumni made the cut — and what countries they hail from.

Eight Boston Celtics alumni changing places in re-draft of NBA’s 2003 class

Eight Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift in this look back at the 2003 class.

As Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon 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 duo’s reassessment of the 2003 NBA draft class, a total of eight 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 duo get their flowers, too.

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

On this day: 12 am Milkman’s Special; Wolkowyski cut; Crawford trade

On this day in Celtics history, Boston played a game starting at midnight, cut Ruben Wolkowyski, and traded for Jordan Crawford.

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1952, the Celtics tipped off against the (then) Fort. Wayne (Indiana) Pistons (now, Detroit) at midnight in a contest that had been billed as the “Milkman’s Special” in an attempt to sell the event’s late start time as a plus.

The name “Milkman’s Special”, alluding to the very early (or late, depending on your point of view) hours kept in that now-archaic profession, was a fitting one for a contest that began after a late-night “Ice Follies” skating exhibition held at the old Boston Garden. The Celtics would win the affair 88 – 67 with Boston legend Bob Cousy leading the team with 24 points.

Big man “Easy” Ed MacAuley also added 15 points, “Bones” McKinney a dozen, and Chuck Cooper 10 more.

On this day: former Boston floor general Leandro Barbosa born

On this day, ex-Boston Celtic point guard Leandro Barbosa was born in São Paulo, Brazil.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, onetime Celtics floor general Leandro Mateus Barbosa was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1982. The Brazilian Blur — as he is sometimes called for a nickname — got his start in the sport by playing basketball for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, a Brazilian professional club based in his hometown at age 17 in 2001.

He quickly caught the attention of international scouts with his outstanding play, and was taken by the San Antonio Spurs with the 28th overall pick, of the 2003 NBA draft but ended up being traded on draft night to the Phoenix Suns, where he would first make his mark in the Association.

Barbosa would play seven seasons with that club before being traded with Dwayne Jones to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Turkish forward Hedo Türkoğlu in 2010.

Steve Kerr presents Mike Brown and Leandro Barbosa with 2022 championship rings before Warriors vs. Kings

Before the Warriors hosted the Kings on Sunday night, Steve Kerr presented Mike Brown and Leandro Barbosa with their 2022 championship rings.

On the opening night of the 2022-23 NBA season, the Golden State Warriors raised a banner at San Francisco’s Chase Center and the team was presented with their 2022 championship rings in a special pregame ceremony. 

Members from the 2021-22 team that have moved on to different places and weren’t on hand on opening night will receive their rings at some point during the 2022-23 campaign. 

On Sunday night, a pair of former Golden State coaches received their jewelry from the 2022 title run. Before the Warriors hosted the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, Steve Kerr presented Mike Brown and Leandro Barbosa with their championship rings. 

Via @warriors on Twitter:

Brown and Barbosa spent last season on Kerr’s coaching staff. Brown joined Golden State’s bench alongside Kerr as an assistant coach in 2016. Brown helped the Warriors on the way to three championships before taking over as head coach of the Kings during the 2022 offseason. 

After retiring from the NBA, Barbosa joined the Warriors as a development coach in 2020. The former Warriors guard followed Brown to Sacramento as an assistant coach. 

The Warriors are set to tip off against the Kings at 5:30 PT on Sunday evening in the Bay Area.

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