On this day in Boston Celtics history, All-Star little forward Jayson Tatum was signed to the group for a novice scale, four-year, $30,073,320 agreement in2017 Tatum was prepared by the Celtics with the 3rd general choice of the 2017 NBA draft.
That choice was got by President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge by trading back from the veryfirst general choice of the draft with the Philadelphia 76ers in one of the muchbetter trades of his profession at the helm of the group he won 2 titles with as a gamer. A item of the Duke Blue Devils, Tatum has consideringthat played 4 complete seasons with Boston.
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Thus far, amongst numerous other honors, he has currently won the first-ever granted Larry Bird NBC Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player prize, 4 elections to an All-Star videogame, and made All-NBA honors 3 times, consistingof All-NBA in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
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Boston likewise signed Croatian center Ante Zizic to a three-year, $5,879,760 agreement. Zizic was prepared with the 23rd general choice of the 2017 NBA Draft, however would not play with the momsanddad club, rather of costs his time with the (then) Maine Red Claws (now, Celtics), the group’s G League developmental affiliate.
He would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers with Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, and draft factorstoconsider as part of the offer that brought Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in 2017.
On this date, the Boston Celtics chosen Bulbs Ehlers from Purdue with the 3rd choice in the 1947 BAA draft. But even more surprisingly, the Providence Steam Rollers chosen Walt Dropo (Red Sox) from UConn with the fourth pick. pic.twitter.com/vQNIIrlbWf
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It is likewise the date of the 1947 Basketball Association of America (BAA) draft, the extremely initially draft in the history of what would quickly endedupbeing the NBA. It was held in Detroit, Michigan, and saw Boston take 4 gamers of note.
The veryfirst was Edwin “Bulbs” Ehlers, a 6-foot-3 forward and guard out of Purdue with the 3rd general choice who played 2 seasons for the Celtics, balancing 8.1 points and 1.8 helps per videogame (rebounds were not yet tape-recorded).
Gene Stump is mostlikely the earliest living previous #NBA gamer. He played 3 seasons in the NBA for the #Celtics, #LakeShow, and Waterloo Hawks.
He was born in 1923 and is 96 years old. He might likewise be the last living m