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

On this date in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard James Young signed his three-year novice offer with the Celtics in2014 A native of Flint, Michigan, Young was chose up 17th total out of the University of Kentucky in the NBA draft of that exactsame year.

He would invest much of his time playing for the Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics) in the NBA D League (as the G League was still understood then) in his inaugural season after missingouton Summer League due to injuries. Young would play for Boston for a overall of 3 seasons, however might neverever rather discover his footing in the NBA regardlessof plentiful persistence from the front workplace.

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The Kentucky item balanced 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in his time in green and white.

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It is likewise the date that ex-Boston huge male Jermaine O’Neal signed with the Celtics in 2010 after a profession playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and Toronto Raptors.

Brought on to shot and ease the problem on Boston’s aging, oft-injured frontcourt, O’Neal himself invested lotsof videogames tending to small injuries and just played 49 videogames for the group over 2 seasons.

He would log 5.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.5 obstructs per videogame with the Celtics.

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It is the anniversary of the 2014 three-team trade that sentout previous Celtics center Tyler Zeller to Boston from the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Marcus Thornton from the Brooklyn Nets.

Boston got the North Carolina item for the usage of their cap area to lineup him as the Cavs managed gamers in an effort to puttogether a championship-caliber group around LeBron James.

Zeller would play 3 seasons for the group, putting up 7.1 points, 4 boards, and an help while with the Celtics.

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Today is likewise the birthday of Boston wing Johnny Bach, who played 34 videogames for the group in the 1948-49 season, balancing 3.5 points per videogame over that duration.

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924, he was a item of Fordham who was selected up by the Celtics in the 2nd round of the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA) and would return to head coach his alma mater in 1950 quickly after retiring as a gamer.