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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 27

Today’s installment focuses on the 12 players who wore No. 27 over the years as of August 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 12 players who wore No. 27 over the years as of August 2023.

On this day: Tyler Zeller waived; Curtis Rowe, Rich Niemann born

On this day, the Boston Celtics waived center Tyler Zeller; it is also big men Curtis Rowe and Rich Niemann’s birthday.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team would waive center Tyler Zeller after three seasons of play with the team. Zeller was a 7-foot, 253-lb.big man out of the University of North Carolina taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 17th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft who came to the Celtics in a trade via the Cavs.

The former Tarheel was dealt to the franchise in a three-team trade that saw Marcus Thornton join Boston from the Brooklyn Nets as the Celtics absorbed Zeller into the team’s cap space to help Cleveland bring back hometown superstar LeBron James in free agency.

The Indiana native proved a lot more than a castoff player for Boston though, recording  7.1 points and 4 rebounds per game while with the team.

On this day: Tyler Zeller waived; Curtis Rowe, Rich Niemann born

On this day, the Boston Celtics waived center Tyler Zeller; it is also big men Curtis Rowe and Rich Niemann’s birthday.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team would waive center Tyler Zeller after three seasons of play with the team. Zeller was a 7-foot, 253-lb.big man out of the University of North Carolina taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 17th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft who came to the Celtics in a trade via the Cavs.

The former Tarheel was dealt to the franchise in a three-team trade that saw Marcus Thornton join Boston from the Brooklyn Nets as the Celtics absorbed Zeller into the team’s cap space to help Cleveland bring back hometown superstar LeBron James in free agency.

The Indiana native proved a lot more than a castoff player for Boston though, recording  7.1 points and 4 rebounds per game while with the team.

On this day: Tyler Zeller waived; Curtis Rowe, Rich Niemann born

On this day, the Boston Celtics waived center Tyler Zeller; it is also big men Curtis Rowe and Rich Niemann’s birthday.

On this day, The Boston Celtics waived center Tyler Zeller after three seasons of play with the team.

Zeller — a 7-foot, 253-lb.big man out of North Carolina taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 17th overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft — came to the Celtics in a trade via the Cavs, dealt to the franchise in a three-team trade that saw Marcus Thornton join Boston from the Brooklyn Nets as the Celtics absorbed Zeller into the team’s cap space.

The Indiana native proved a lot more than a castoff player for Boston though, recording  7.1 points and 4 rebounds per game while with the team.

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