On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team would waive center Tyler Zeller after three seasons of playing for the team. Zeller was a 7-foot, 253-lb. big man out of the University of North Carolina taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 17th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft who came to the Celtics in a trade via the Cavs.
The former Tarheel was dealt to the franchise in a three-team trade that saw Marcus Thornton join Boston from the Brooklyn Nets as the Celtics absorbed Zeller into the team’s cap space to help Cleveland bring back hometown superstar LeBron James in free agency.
The Indiana native proved a lot more than a castoff player for Boston though, recording 7.1 points and 4 rebounds per game while with the team.
