The Celtics drafted lots of players in 1979, but no one notable. If you thought the answer was Larry Bird, you are incorrect. Larry was actually drafted in '78 while he was a Junior at Indiana State which was before the the Celtics horrible '78-'79 season.
Oscar Robertson of the Boston Celtics, as a player and then for the last couple of seasons as a player/coach.
Bill Russel
The Boston Celtics play in the Eastern Conference.
Boston celtics with 16 championship
The Celtics settled there.
Doc Rivers
Bill Russell has to be the correct answer with 11 championships in 13 seasons (1957, 1959-66, 1968-69). Suffice to say, that level of success will probably never be equaled.
Born in La Mesa, California, professional Basketball player Bill Walton's career spanned 14 years. It started in 1974 with the Portland Trail Blazers and finished in 1987 with the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics go by the nickname "Celts" and play in the city of Boston
ray allen
The Boston Celtics are from Massachusetts.
Pitino was the head coach of the Celtics for four seasons, 1997-98 through 2000-01. His record was 102-146.
Bill Russel
Oscar Robertson of the Boston Celtics, as a player and then for the last couple of seasons as a player/coach.
The star of TV's "The Rifleman" and "Branded" was a forward and center for the Celtics during the 1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons.
The Boston Celtics play in the Eastern Conference.
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