On this day in Boston Celtics history, huge guy Vincent Lamont “Vin” Baker was born in Lake Wales, Florida back in1971 Baker played his college ball at the University of Hartford in close-by Connecticut, where he won America East Player of the Year in 1993 priorto being chosen with the 8th general choice by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA draft that exactsame year.
The future Celtic would make the 1994 NBA All-Rookie First Team in his inaugural season in the league, and play stints with the Bucks and (then) Seattle Supersonics (now, Oklahoma City Thunder) priorto signingupwith Boston.
That would emerge through Baker being traded to the Celtics with Shammond Williams to Boston for Kenny Anderson, Joseph Forte, and Vitaly Potapenko.
Happy birthday Vin Baker! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/7SnPBjKxmW
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) November 23, 2020
The Hartford item established issues with his weight and alcoholaddiction that would eventually lead to his being suspended and launched from the group in February of 2004.
Baker would ultimately turn things around after a coupleof more stints in the league, returning to Milwaukee as an assistant coach in2018 He balanced 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds over 2 seasons with the Celtics.
Happy birthday in paradise Earl Shannon. #Celtics pic.twitter.com/DEvClmUpbw
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) November 23, 2020
It is likewise the birthday of previous Boston wing Earl Shannon.
Born this day in 1921 in Providence, Rhode Island, Shannon played for the hometown University of Rhode Island collegiately, and after he stayed regional with the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league to the NBA).
He signedupwith Boston as a totallyfree representative in 1949, for whom he played simply 5 videogames, balancing 1 point per videogame throughout them.
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It is likewise the date that forward Justin Reed made his launching for the group in 2004 in a 106-96 roadway loss to the I