The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history or interest tied to them. In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league.
To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.
Buy Celtics TicketsToday’s installment focuses on the six players who wore No. 0 over the years as of September 2023.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 13, 2021
1994-96 - Eric Montross - center
1997-2005 - Walter McCarty - forward
2003-06 - Orien Greene - guard
2006-09 - Leon Powe - center/forward
2010-17 - Avery Bradley - guard
2017-23 - Jayson Tatum - forward
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