On this day, the Boston Celtics lost a single player to the newly-formed New Orleans Jazz expansion team in the 1974 NBA Expansion Draft.
That player — Steve Kuberski — a big man the Celtics drafted out of Bradley with the 52nd overall pick of the 1969 NBA Draft, would go on to win two championships with the franchise (1974, 1976) during the first of two stints with Boston over his eight seasons with the franchise.
Kuberski was the last player to wear jersey No. 33 before Larry Bird did, and would return to the Celtics as a free agent in 1975 after being dealt by the Jazz to the Milwaukee Bucks, who waived him — and another short stint with the Buffalo Braves (now, Los Angeles Clippers), who also waived him.
The Illinois native logged 5.9 points, 4 rebounds and 0.6 assists while with the team.