On this date in Boston Celtics history, forward Tony Lavelli was born in 1926 in Somerville, Massachusetts. A item of Yale University, Lavelli was prepared 4th total by the Celtics in the 1949 Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to today’s NBA) draft, the last such draft priorto the league endedupbeing the NBA of today after combining with the U.S. National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949.
The previous Bulldog wasn’t with the group for the long haul, . The Celtics short-timer played simply one season (in truth, a simple 56 videogames) with the group priorto leaving in totallyfree firm to play for the New York Knicks at the end of the 1949-50 season.
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Lavelli balanced 8.8 points per videogame with the group (they had yet to start taping rebounds).
Ok. We got 3, count ‘em, 3, birthdays in paradise today. So let’s get to it:
Happy birthday in paradise to Big Ed Sadowski. You were the veryfirst Boston Celtic ever to be called to the All-BAA/NBA Team. pic.twitter.com/BqQCM9jXnZ
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 11, 2020
Today is likewise the birthday of ex-Celtics center Ed Sadowski.
Born this day in 1917 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Sadowski played his college ball with Seton Hall and signed with the (defunct) Toronto Huskies in the BAA’s inaugural season of 1946-47.
The first-ever #NBA videogame, then called the BAA, took location on 11/1/46 in Toronto inbetween the Huskies and Knicks.
The Knicks won 68-66. Toronto’s Ed Sadowski lead all scorers with 18 points#NBA #newyorkforever #wethenorthhttps://t.co/EA8qU5zUAt pic.twitter.com/4VIdCxV4Im
— NBA Hoops Online (@NBABoards) January 7, 2020
The previous Pirate was quickly traded to the (also defunct) Cleveland Rebels priorto he was prepared by the Celtics in that group’s dispersal draft, to rehome the gamers of Cleveland after that group’s death.
Sadowski played one season and 47 videogames for the Celtics, logging 19.4 points and 1.6 helps — onceagain, priorto rebounds were counted.
Woody Sauldsberry (14) (AP Photo/Sam Myers)
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