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Justin Quinn

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 7

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.

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Today’s installment focuses on the 20 players who wore No. 7 over the years as of September 2023.

1946-47 - Warren Fenley - forward

1948-49 - Mel Riebe - wing

1949-50 - Dermie O'Connell - guard

1968-70 - Em Bryant - guard

(AP Photo)

1970-74 - Art Williams - guard

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1978 - Ernie DiGregorio - guard

(AP Photo/CZA)

1978-83 - Tiny Archibald - guard

(AP Photo/Bob Child)

1986 - Andre Turner - guard

1989 - Kelvin Upshaw - guard

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1990-98 - Dee Brown - guard

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1998-2002 - Kenny Anderson - guard

(AP Photo/William B. Plowman)

2003 - Tony Delk - guard

(AP Photo/Angela Rowlings)

2004 - Chucky Atkins - guard

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

2004-05 - Tom Gugliotta - forward

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

2005-07 - Al Jefferson - center

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

2009 - Mikki Moore - center

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

2010 - Marquis Daniels - wing

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2010-12 - Jermaine O'Neal - center

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2012-16 - Jared Sullinger - forward

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2016-23 - Jaylen Brown - forward

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