Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Nate Archibald
• Larry Bird
• Walter A. Brown
• Bob Cousy
• Dave Cowens
• Wayne Embry (inducted as a contributor, not as a player; he was the first African-American to serve both as a general manager and a team president in the NBA)
• John Havlicek
• Tom Heinsohn
• Bailey Howell
• K. C. Jones
• Sam Jones
• Clyde Lovellette
• Ed Macauley
• Pete Maravich
• Kevin McHale
• Robert Parish
• Andy Phillip
• Frank Ramsey
• Arnie Risen
• Bill Russell
• Bill Sharman (inducted both as a Celtics player and as a coach, most notably with the Los Angeles Lakers)
• John Thompson (only played in the NBA for two years; inducted for his coaching career at Georgetown University)
• Bill Walton

Not to be forgotten:

• Danny Ainge
• Don Chaney
• Paul Silas

Retired numbers:

• 00 Robert Parish
• 1 Walter Brown (founding owner)
• 2 Red Auerbach (legendary coach and executive)
• 3 Dennis Johnson
• 6 Bill Russell
• 10 Jo Jo White
• 14 Bob Cousy
• 15 Tom Heinsohn
• 16 Satch Sanders
• 17 John Havlicek
• 18* Jim Loscutoff
• 18 Dave Cowens
• 19 Don Nelson
• 21 Bill Sharman
• 22 Ed Macauley
• 23 Frank Ramsey
• 24 Sam Jones
• 25 K.C. Jones
• 31 Cedric Maxwell
• 32 Kevin McHale
• 33 Larry Bird
• 35 Reggie Lewis

Note: Loscutoff's 18 jersey was retired, but kept active for Dave Cowens

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Other notable figures

• Broadcaster Johnny Most
• Len Bias
• Chuck Cooper (first black player drafted by an NBA team)