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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: slightly biased bias fan on January 20, 2018, 11:55:58 PM

Title: NBAC (National Basketball Association of Celtics)
Post by: slightly biased bias fan on January 20, 2018, 11:55:58 PM

If I haven't miss counted, there is currently 26 former Boston Celtics currently playing in the NBA. I think this is truely a testament to the work of the front office and coaches, that they can identify quality and obviously teach players correctly, because teams are ready to snap up any player that has been through our system.

- Zeller, Tyler
- Lee, Courtney
- Bayless, Jerryd
- Jackson, Demetrius
- Johnson, Amir
- Young, James
- Crowder, Jae
- Green, Jeff
- Thomas, Isaiah
- Žižić, Ante (G-League)
- Bradley, Avery
- Jefferson, Al
- Terry, Jason
- Mickey, Jordan
- Olynyk, Kelly
- Turner, Evan
- Jerebko, Jonas
- Johnson, Joe
- Dwight Powell (G-League)
- Hunter, R. J.
- Green, Gerald
- Wright, Brandan
- Allen, Tony
- Moore, E'Twaun
- Nelson, Jameer
- Rondo, Rajon

Title: Re: NBAC (National Basketball Association of Celtics)
Post by: mr. dee on January 21, 2018, 04:50:46 AM

Don't forget the coaches and executives too. Some of them are former players, while others used to work for the organization.

- Rick Carlisle (ex-player)
- Larry Bird (ex-player)
- Kevin Pritchard (ex-player)
- Doc Rivers (ex-coach)
- Ron Adams (ex-asst coach)
- James Posey (ex-player)
- Daryl Morey (executive)
- Ty Lue (ex-asst coach)
- Dominique Wilkins (ex-player)
- Ryan McDonough (executive)
- Frank Vogel (ex-asst coach)
- Don Nelson (ex-player)
- Armond Hill (ex-asst coach)
- Tom Thibodeau (ex-asst coach)
- Tony Brown (ex-asst coach)
- Mike Longabardi (ex-asst coach)
- Roy Rogers (ex-asst coach)
- Darren Erman (ex-asst coach)
- Jim O'Brien (ex-coach)

Title: Re: NBAC (National Basketball Association of Celtics)
Post by: droopdog7 on January 21, 2018, 10:38:54 AM

Okay, so how does this compare to other teams?  Without that info one can’t even begin to understand the significance of having 26 former players in the league.

And what is the significance of including guys like jammer Nelson and brandan Wright, guys that were barely Celtics?

Title: Re: NBAC (National Basketball Association of Celtics)
Post by: fairweatherfan on January 21, 2018, 11:26:42 AM

Yeah it's partly a testament to the front office but also very much a testament to how many players we've cycled through during the rebuild.

The better testament could be players we developed instead of guys who just passed through while Danny was shuffling his chips.