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On this date: Celtics sign PJ Dozier to two way contract, win Game 3 of Disney bubble first round vs. 76ers

On this day in Celtics history, PJ Dozier inked a two-way deal, and Boston beat the Sixers in the Disney bubble.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard PJ Dozier would sign a two-way deal with the team in 2018. An alum of his hometown University of South Carolina, Dozier had gone undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, signing with the Los Angeles Lakers for their Summer League team.

After stints with the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2017-18 season, the Columbia native landed with the Celtics, inking a deal for one season. While with Boston, Dozier made the All-NBA G League team with the Maine Red Claws (the Celtics’ developmental affiliate in the G League, now the Maine Celtics), the equivalent of the All-Star team in that league.

Boston declined to extend his contract at the end of the season, and Dozier moved on to the Denver Nuggets, for whom he still plays. He averaged 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game with the team.

Boston alum PJ Dozier signs deal with Belgrade’s Partizan

Boston Celtics alum point guard PJ Dozier has signed a one-year deal with Partizan, formerly the team of stashed Celtics floor general Yam Madar.

Boston Celtics alum point guard PJ Dozier has signed a one-year deal with Partizan per Eurohoops, formerly the team of stashed Celtics floor general Yam Madar. The move comes as a replacement for Dante Exum, who left Partizan to return to the NBA earlier this summer.

Despite going undrafted in 2017, Dozier managed to secure a contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder and later joined Boston’s roster as a two way player. Dozier would later join the Denver Nuggets, but a serious knee injury derailed his career in the league and saw him dealt back to Boston before the Celtics dealt him to the Orlando Magic in turn.

Dozier would later try a comeback in the 2022-23 season with the Sacramento Kings but was unsuccessful, sparking his decision to try to jump-start his career overseas.

The former Celtic averaged 3.2 points, and 2.8 rebounds per game with the team.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 50

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 50 jersey for at least one game as of Aug. 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 eight players who wore No. 50 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

Six Boston Celtics alumni ink new deals with G League teams

No longer seen as the land of outcasts it once was but as more of a viable path into — or back into — the NBA, players are also much better compensated for their play.

A number of former Boston Celtics training camp invitees and other alumni officially found new homes for the season in the NBA’s G League on various different ball clubs within it, per HoopsHype’s Alberto De Roa.

No longer seen as the land of outcasts it once was but as more of a viable path into — or back into — the NBA, players are also much better compensated for their play at the G League level than they once were, adding to the attraction while putting themselves in the developmental pipelines of Association ball clubs in ways playing overseas in Europe, China, or Australia can’t match.

Let’s take a look at who went where.

Former Celtics G Leaguer PJ Dozier inks one-year deal with Minnesota Timberwolves

Dozier — a relative of famed Celtic Reggie Lewis — has found a new home in Minnesota.

Another former member of the Boston Celtics‘ backcourt was signed to a new deal this week. ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reports guard PJ Dozier signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves now that he has recovered from a torn ACL.

Dozier played for Timberwolves general manager Tim Connelly when both were with the Denver Nuggets. Denver traded the former South Carolina standout to Boston — his second stint with the Celtics — after the ACL injury last season. Boston traded the sidelined Dozier to the Orlando Magic soon after.

The Columbia native, whose uncle Terry is a cousin to famed Celtic Reggie Lewis, played for Boston on a two-way contract in 2018-19. He then signed and played for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s G League team. Dozier went undrafted in 2017.

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On this date: Boston Celtics sign PJ Dozier to two-way contract, win Game 3 of Disney bubble first round vs. 76ers

On this day in Celtics history, PJ Dozier inked a two-way deal, and Boston beat the Sixers in the Disney bubble.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard PJ Dozier would sign a two-way deal with the team in 2018. A product of his hometown University of South Carolina, Dozier had gone undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, signing with the Los Angeles Lakers for their Summer League team.

After stints with the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2017-18 season, the Columbia native landed with the Celtics, inking a deal for one season. While with Boston, Dozier made the All-NBA G League team with the Maine Red Claws (the Celtics’ developmental affiliate in the G League, now the Maine Celtics), the equivalent of the All-Star team in that league.

Boston declined to extend his contract at the end of the season, and Dozier moved on to the Denver Nuggets, for whom he still plays. He averaged 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game with the team.

Boston’s Ime Udoka talks on Bol Bol, PJ Dozier’s integration to the Celtics

Boston coach Ime Udoka shared an update on the new Celtics.

The Boston Celtics recently added a pair of new faces to their team when they dealt away veteran forward Juancho Hernangomez to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal that netted them big man Bol Bol and wing PJ Dozier.

And while neither has yet appeared in any official capacity with the team since the deal went down last week, the Celtics held a media availability session after their most recent practice on Wednesday in which head coach Ime Udoka spoke at length about the two newest members of Boston’s roster. Asked if he’d had a chance to meet them yet, he explained only one of the two was actively with the team at present.

“Bol is are here,” clarified Udoka. “PJ is still rehabbing, so he hasn’t come.”

Brad Stevens explains Bol Bol trade, isn’t concerned with Jayson Tatum’s shooting slump

Boston Celtics front office head Brad Stevens went on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher and Rich Thursday, here’s what he said.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens talked about the team’s most recent deal for center Bol Bol, Jayson Tatum’s recent shooting woes and their deadline conversations on a radio show Thursday. Stevens made his regular appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher and Rich and provided some insight on the team.

Stevens reiterated his consistent point that the No. 1 goal in any possible move the front office makes is whether it helps them get closer to winning a title. That could be a short- or long-term move, but regardless it has to be with that goal in mind, he said.

“So each and every decision that we make, and everything we’re looking at, has got to be based on that,” he said. “And we have a team right now that if you did it by the numbers and point differential, we should be better than 23 and 23. That said, I think that we have to improve to get into the mix.”

WATCH: Welcome (back) to the Boston Celtics – PJ Dozier’s 2021-22 NBA highlights

Check out the best of Dozier with the Nuggets this season.

The Boston Celtics created a reunion of sorts when trading away forward Juancho Hernangomez for guard PJ Dozier (and Bol Bol) in a three-way deal sending Hernangomez to the San Antonio Spurs and Dozier and Bol from the Denver Nuggets to Boston earlier this week, with Dozier having previously played for the Celtics as a two way player in the 2018-19 NBA season.

Dozier — a second cousin to tragic Celtics legend Reggie Lewis — won’t be suiting up for Boston given he’s out for the rest of the season (and his contract) with a torn ACL, but with the Celtics holding his Bird rights, he could well take the court for Boston sometime next season.

Until then, if you want to see how he was playing with the Nuggets before he hurt himself this season, be sure to check out the highlight video embedded below that was put together by YouTuber Tomasz Kordylewski.

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Woj: Celtics trade Juancho Hernangomez to Spurs in 3-team deal netting Bol Bol, PJ Dozier

Boston will save roughly $4.3 million on their salary cap impact with the trade.

The Juancho Hernangomez era of the Boston Celtics has come to a close with new reporting from ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski revealing that the Celtics are trading the Spanish forward to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal that will send Bryn Forbes to the Denver Nuggets and both Bol Bol and PJ Dozier to the Celtics.

Both Bol and Dozier will miss considerable time with respective injuries, the former eight weeks to three months with foot surgery and the latter the season with an ACL tear. Dozier, who will be in his second stint with Boston, might never suit up for the team given he will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, while Bol will be a restricted free agent by season’s end.

The trade will shave off about $4.3 million from their current roster cap hit, making getting out of the tax a much simpler affair should the team go that route.

Per Woj, the Celtics have no plans to waive either, and believe their Bird Rights could be useful this offseason. Bol had been averaging 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game with Denver, while Dozier recorded 5.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game with the Nuggets in 2021-22.

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