Tag: Tyler Zeller

On this day: Celtic center Robert Parish scores 20k; Dirk Minniefield, Tyler Zeller born

On this day in Celtics history, Robert Parish scored his 20,000th career point and Tyler Zeller and Dirk Minniefield were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary big man Robert Parish scored the 20,000th point of his career with the storied franchise back in 1992. At the time of his considerable achievement, he became just the 16th player in NBA history to reach the lofty scoring plateau.

The iconic center was traded to the Celtics from the Golden State Warriors in 1980 after four seasons with Golden State in what is often considered one of the most lopsided trades in league history. Parish would win three titles with Boston in 1981, 1984 and 1986 as part of the so-called original Big Three of himself, small forward Larry Bird and power forward Kevin McHale.

Regarded as one of the greatest frontcourts ever assembled, Parish was the anchor that held it all together.

Tyler Zeller sharing his love for basketball as high school coach

Tyler Zeller helped UNC capture the 2009 NCAA Championship, then played in the NBA for 10 years. He’s now helping coach a future Tar Heel.

It’s pretty hard to miss former UNC basketball player Tyler Zeller when he walks into a room.

Zeller, who helped the Tar Heels capture the 2009 NCAA Championship, stands at seven feet tall. He led the ACC in field goal percentage (.547) during his junior campaign in 2010-2011, then improved that percentage and his scoring output in senior year.

Zeller enjoyed a 10-year professional career – all in the NBA. He averaged 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, with his best season coming during 2014-2015 with the Boston Celtics (career-best 10.2 points, 5.7 rebounds per game).

Now three seasons removed from pro ball, Zeller is sharing his passion of the game by coaching high school basketball.

His team? Northwood (N.C.) High School, the same school that boasts 2024, 5-start commit Drake Powell.

Zeller’s in his third year down in Pittsboro, helping as an assistant coach on Matthew Brown’s staff. The Chargers advanced to the NCHSAA 3A Regional Final in their first year with Zeller on staff, then lost to Central Cabarrus in the 3A State Championship Game last year.

According to Chapelboro, Zeller is now drawing up plays in the huddle. He’s hoping to help coach Northwood to its first state title in six tries.

Zeller also noted he could still play pro ball, but the constant traveling was getting to him.

“I’m trying to be home more and be with my family,” Zeller told Chapelboro. “I’ve got three little ones. I usually don’t go to the away games, so I don’t have to travel and get home really late. I can get them to bed, which I wasn’t able to do my last couple years playing.”

Zeller’s work with Powell, UNC’s highest-ranked commit in the 2024 cycle, has proved instrumental.

Since Zeller arrived in Pittsboro, Powell’s seen his scoring averages jump each year – 16.1 points per game in 2021-2022, 18.6 ppg last year and – through just seven games this season, 20 ppg.

“The Carolina coaches did a great job of recruiting him and convincing him to go to Carolina,” Zeller told Chapelboro. “I felt like my job was to coach him and prepare him for that, not influencing his decision to go where I wanted him to go. It was his decision, and I wanted to respect that. I love to coach. I love being around basketball. Having a role where I can be around the game, hopefully help kids grow and become better players, is definitely something I would be interested in.”

Powell will make the short trip up 15-501 to Chapel Hill next year. Will Zeller follow him?

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 44

Today’s installment focuses on the dozen players who wore No. 44 over the years 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 dozen players who wore No. 44 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: James Young, Jermaine O’Neal signed; Tyler Zeller traded for

On this day, former Boston Celtics James Young and Jermaine O’Neal signed with the team, and Tyler Zeller arrived in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On this date in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard James Young signed his three-year rookie deal with the Celtics in 2014. A native of Flint, Michigan, Young was picked up 17th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the NBA draft of that same year.

He would spend much of his time playing for the Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics) in the NBA D League (as the G League was still known then) in his inaugural season after missing Summer League due to injuries. Young would play for Boston for a total of three seasons, but could never quite find his footing in the NBA despite abundant patience from the front office.

The Kentucky product averaged 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time in green and white.

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.

Five Boston Celtics shifting position in 2012 NBA redraft

From big man Fab Melo (rest in peace) to veteran wing Jae Crowder, the Celtics were well-represented in this redraft.

The folks over at our sister site of Hoops Hype have been putting together redrafts of many of the league’s recent drafts, and the most recent edition for the 2012 NBA draft has been published by Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon, who have reassessed what all 30 teams did in that year’s big uptake event for the Association.

And in that H/H reassessment, a number of Boston Celtics alumni ended up on the move, with some moving up considerably and others falling out of the draft altogether. From big man Fab Melo (rest in peace) to veteran wing Jae Crowder, the Celtics were well-represented in this redraft.

Let’s take a look at who ended up where.

On this day: Celtic center Robert Parish scores 20k; Dirk Minniefield, Tyler Zeller born

On this day in Celtics history, Robert Parish scored his 20,000th career point and Tyler Zeller and Dirk Minniefield were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary big man Robert Parish scored the 20,000th point of his career with the storied franchise back in 1992. At the time of his considerable achievement, he became just the 16th player in NBA history to reach the lofty scoring plateau.

The iconic center — who was traded to the Celtics from the Golden State Warriors in 1980 after four seasons with Golden State in what is often considered one of the most lopsided trades in league history — would win three titles with Boston in 1981, 1984 and 1986 as part of the so-called “original” Big Three of himself, small forward Larry Bird and power forward Kevin McHale.

Regarded as one of the greatest frontcourts ever assembled, Parish was the anchor that held it all together.

On this day: James Young, Jermaine O’Neal signed; Tyler Zeller traded for

On this day, former Boston Celtics James Young and Jermaine O’Neal signed with the team, and Tyler Zeller arrived in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On this date in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard James Young signed his three-year rookie deal with the Celtics in 2014. A native of Flint, Michigan, Young was picked up 17th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the NBA draft of that same year.

He would spend much of his time playing for the Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics) in the NBA D League (as the G League was still known then) in his inaugural season after missing Summer League due to injuries. Young would play for Boston for a total of three seasons, but could never quite find his footing in the NBA despite abundant patience from the front office.

The Kentucky product averaged 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time in green and white.

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: Young, O’Neal signed; Zeller traded for

On this day, former Boston Celtics James Young and Jermaine O’Neal signed with the team, and Tyler Zeller arrived in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On this day in 2014, former Boston Celtics shooting guard James Young signed his three-year rookie deal with the Celtics.

A native of Flint, Michigan, Young was drafted 17th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the 2014 NBA Draft. He would spend much of his time playing for the Maine Red Claws in the NBA D League (as the G League was still known then) in his inaugural season after missing Summer League due to injuries.

Young would play for Boston for three seasons, but could never quite find his footing in the NBA despite abundant patience from the front office.

He would get one more crack at the league after his time with the Celtics as a two way player with the Philadelphia 76ers before moving on to a successful overseas career.

The Kentucky product averaged 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time in green and white.

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