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Where do Boston Celtics alumni stack up vs. the highest-paid shooting guards in NBA history?

With two distinct epochs of contention in the modern era — the only period in league history that saw players earn enough to have a chance at making such a list — that is no coincidence

When it comes to the highest-paid shooting guards in NBA history, the Boston Celtics have had a few of them on their roster over the course of the recent history of the storied ball club.

With two distinct epochs of contention in the modern era — the only period in league history that saw players earn enough to have a chance at making such a list — that is no coincidence. But who were the best-paid 2 guards in the history of the association, and where do Celtics alumni stack up against them? Thanks to a new assessment to such an end by HoopsHype’s Dionysis Aravantinos, we know the answer to both questions.

Let’s take a look at where Boston alums rate vs. the other top-earning shooting guards in the history of the league.

Danny Ainge on assembling the 2008 Boston Celtics title team

Ainge broke down how assembling that threesome of basketball legends in Boston was among the crowing achievements of his NBA career.

Perhaps more than any other person, former Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge played a key role in assembling the iconic championship Celtics basketball team of Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

A trio often known as “the new Big Three” in a nod to Boston legends Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale brought the first NBA title to Boston since 1986. That was the final championship season of the “original” Big Three, whom Ainge played alongside.

On a recent episode of the Players Tribune’s “Knuckleheads” podcast, the former Celtics team president broke down how assembling that threesome of basketball legends in Boston was among the crowing achievements of his NBA career.

Check it out for yourself in the clip embedded above.

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Danny Ainge on how he landed Kevin Garnett via trade – and avoided losing Paul Pierce

Ainge knows as well as anyone that a fair amount of luck has to be in your corner to win it all.

One could legitimately say that the Boston Celtics almost ended up losing Paul Pierce, a last-second hail-mary that was the trade for fellow Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett setting the stage for Banner 17 where they easily could have had to deal The Truth to another ball club had that deal not come together under former President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge.

Ainge, now serving in a similar role for the Utah Jazz, sat down with the hosts of the Players Tribune “Knuckleheads” podcast to talk about how that fateful trade came together, giving him the title core he needed to hang the first banner won in Boston since he was on the parquet as a player.

But long before the confetti came raining down while Garnett reminded us that anything is possible, Ainge had a promise to Pierce to fulfill.

Ex-Boston guard Jeff Teague’s favorite dunk was on a fellow former Celtic

Teague paid a steep price for the poster.

Pretty much any player in the NBA who can dunk has one he will always remember, even if it is the only dunk he has ever pulled off. For former Boston Celtics floor general Jeff Teague, his favorite flush happens to have happened on a fellow former Celtic.

Speaking on his “Club 520” podcast, Teague opened up about that dunk.

“My favorite dunk … was on Ray Allen. I only like that because (Kevin Garnett) was talking so bad. And when I dunked on him, then I airballed the game-winner!” he added (h/t Lex Diamond), laughing. “KG followed me to the tunnel (saying) ‘Don’t ever (expletive) with the basketball gods!'”

“I’m trying to run to the back of the tunnel like, ‘My fault, y’all!'” he added, cracking up a bit while he told the story. “Everybody’s mad at me, you just hear KG (yelling) ‘Don’t mess, (expletive)!'”

We would probably laugh too had we emerged unscathed from such an interaction — the Big Ticket was quite the imposing figure in those days; no word on how Allen took being put on the poster that sparked the exchange, though.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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On this day: Allen traded for; Sullinger, Green, Gomes drafted

On this day, the trade that brought Ray Allen to Boston went down, and Jeff and Gerald Green, Jared Sullinger and Ryan Gomes were drafted.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, team president Danny Ainge and the rest of the front office traded for star shooting guard Ray Allen. Sending out a package of point guard Delonte West, small forward Wally Szczerbiak, and forward Jeff Green to the then-Seattle Supersonics in exchange for Allen and center Glen “Big Baby” Davis.

“You’re always listening when you come into a situation like this. You don’t wake up one day and look to move a player like a Ray Allen,” said then-Sonics’ general manager Sam Presti via ESPN. “Someone has to come get them and Boston did that here.”

The move of course would facilitate the trade of Kevin Garnett to the Celtics soon after, Ainge and Boston having assembled the requisite talent to convince the Big Ticket that such a deal would bear fruit in the banners department, which of course it did.

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.

Ray Allen on Larry Bird’s influence on his game, getting his degree from UConn

Allen also shared his perspective on today’s NBA.

Hall of Fame Boston Celtics shooting guard Ray Allen recently found himself back in the news for something his success on the court took away during his time at the University of Connecticut — a complete college education — that he’d made a point of rectifying.

In an interview on the “Dan LeBatard” show, Allen discussed his college graduation and the importance of education, noting that despite the challenges, he balanced sports and academics before he left school early to join the Association.

Allen also shared his perspective on today’s NBA and expressed admiration for Larry Bird and his skills. He considers Bird an influential figure in his own basketball career among other Celtics-centric aspects of the conversation.

To hear the talk for yourself in full, take a look at the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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On this day: Maxwell, McHale drafts; Clyde, Shannon born; Brightman passes; G3 2008 Finals

On this day, Boston drafted Cedric Maxwell and Kevin McHale, Earl Shannon and Ben Clyde were born, Al Brightman passed, and Game 3 of the 2008 NBA Finals was lost.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team drafted small forward Cedric Maxwell out of UNC Charlotte with the 12th overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft, their sole selection of note.

Maxwell would play eight seasons for the Celtics, averaging 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, and would win two championships with Boston in that stretch (in 1981 and 1984), winning Finals MVP in 1984. After losing his starting role to forward Kevin McHale after an injury, the North Carolina native would be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for legendary sixth man center Bill Walton.

Maxwell maintains a close relationship with the Celtics and their fans to this day, hosting an eponymous podcast and making frequent appearances on local sports media.

Son of Celtics champion shooting guard Ray Allen commits to Rhode Island

The future Ram reportedly also considered UMass before electing to commit to Rhode Island.

Fans of the Boston Celtics in the state of Rhode Island might be surprised to see Ray Allen committed to play for the University of Rhode Island as a preferred walk-on player per the Hartford Courant’s Kels Dayton, but their eyes are not playing tricks on them.

Allen’s son, Walter Ray Allen III, has committed to playing basketball at URI as a walk-on. The eldest son of the Celtics champ and former University of Connecticut standout is a 6-foot-1 shooting guard who was coached by the elder Allen at Gulliver Prep in Miami, Florida.

The younger Jesus Shuttleworth was not heavily recruited by top college basketball programs, but the hope is Allen develops his game enough at URI to raise his stock as a player.

Announced on the younger Allen’s Instagram last week, the future Ram reportedly also considered UMass before electing to commit to Rhode Island.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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What Boston Celtics players are among the best 3-point shooters by position?

And where are the Celtics alumni among them?

Who are the greatest shooters to have ever played the shooting guard position in the NBA, and where among them is Hall of Fame Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen? Where do we place Celtics legend Larry Bird among the greatest small forwards to ever dominate the 3-ball?

In a recent discussion about the top five shooters at each basketball position in the history of the NBA focusing on both all-time and current NBA players, the host of the eponymous “Playoff P” podcast, Los Angeles Clippers star forward Paul George and guest Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves went through their own lists of such players.

With a sprinkling of Celtics players among them, you will need to take a look at the clip embedded below to see which Boston alumni made their cut.

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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