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 dozen players who wore No. 45 over the years as of Aug. 2023.
With an NBA-record 17 titles to their name, the Boston Celtics have had their fair share of Most Valuable Player candidates over their decades of excellence. https://t.co/AzufQtl1iy
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) August 6, 2023
1979 - Frankie Sanders - forward
1980-82 - Eric Fernsten - center
@Nate_Cohn loved you on the Celtics Eric Fernsten pic.twitter.com/8yh5ak8ZwI
— claudehenrysmoot (@Pac01) January 8, 2017
1986-87 - David Thirdkill - forward
1988-89 - Ramón Rivas - center
#TBT – Ramon Rivas (1988-1989) @celtics pic.twitter.com/Trhls9pmpt
— Emilio Pérez (@TIRADALIBRE) May 14, 2015
1995 - Tony Dawson - forward
Happy happy birthdays Tony Dawson and Damon Jones! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/MHeJGbOY1s
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 25, 2021
1998-99 - Andrew DeClercq - center
2003 - Rubén Wolkowyski - forward
2004-06 - Raef LaFrentz - center
2011 - Carlos Arroyo - guard
2014-15 - Gerald Wallace - forward
2017-18 - Kadeem Allen - guard
2019-21 - Romeo Langford - guard
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