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 of 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.
Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 43 over the years as of Aug. 2023.
How many of the Celtics on the list of the most decorated NBA champions can you name? https://t.co/NP7Ag6Hdkv
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 26, 2022
1978 - Earl Tatum - guard
Happy birthday Earl Tatum! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/NidsddyTQC
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 26, 2021
1979-84 - Gerald Henderson - guard
1987-88 - Conner Henry - guard
1990 - Derek Smith - wing
Remembering Celtic Derek Smith, an unlikely sidekick lost to injuries and time https://t.co/s0z0YSUeRu pic.twitter.com/QHLUvAzXoZ
— Boston.com Celtics News (@BDCCeltics) May 5, 2020
1993 - Lorenzo Williams - forward
1994 - Tony Harris - guard
Happy birthday Tony Harris! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/95pNMG3GT2
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) May 13, 2021
1996-97 - Brett Szabo - center
2000-01 - Chris Carr - wing
2003 - Grant Long - forward
2003-11 - Kendrick Perkins - center
2012-13 - Kris Joseph - forward
2013-14 - Kris Humphries - forward
2019-21 - Javonte Green - guard
2022 - Justin Jackson - forward
