Bird was picked with the 7th pick of the 1st round by the Boston Celtics.
He was the 10th draft pick by the Boston Celtics in 1998... 11 years.
Chuck Cooper was the second round draft choice, and 14th overall pick, of the Boston Celtics in the 1950 NBA draft.
In the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, the Boston Celtics had a total of 0 chances to secure a top pick. This was because they traded their first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs as part of the deal for Derrick White. Consequently, the Celtics were not eligible for any lottery selections this year.
Rondo was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 21st pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. He was later traded to the Celtics and began playing for them during the 2006-07 season.
He was drafted to the supersonics and then traded to the Celtics
Len Bias, the first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics on June 17, 1986, died two days later because of heart problems stemming from an overdose of cocaine. The All-American forward from the University of Maryland was 22 years old. On July 27, 1993, Celtics forward and team captain Reggie Lewis, the Celtics' first-round draft pick in 1987, died of a heart attack during an offseason workout at Brandeis University. He was 27 years old.
Boston Celtics with the third pick in 1997.
American basketball player Paul Pierce was selected as the tenth pick in Round 1 of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. And he still plays today
The beginning of last season (2007-2008 season) after a trade with the Timberwolves.
Rick Fox. Born in Toronto Ontario. 24th draft pick. Boston Celtics.
The Celtics record in the 1996-1997 regular season was 15-67. The Celtics lost out on the lottery ... instead of getting the #1 pick in the 1997 draft they wound up with the #3 pick. They selected Chauncey Billups with the #3 pick. San Antonio took Tim Duncan with the #1 pick.