By now you would have to be the most casual of Boston Celtics fans to just be learning that All-Star forward Jayson Tatum will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics at the end of July to try and help Team USA take home the Gold. But, you’d be forgiven if you couldn’t name other Celtics past and present competing in the games.
And while sitting Boston players suiting up for Team USA are something of a rarity in the Olympics — the last one since Tatum was Larry Bird, to put it in context — when you count Celtics alumni, there’s quite a cadre in just this Olympic Games alone.
To get you up to speed on the current cohort of contemporary and historical Celtics in the Tokyo Olympics, we put together a list, in order by when the start of their tenure with the team began.
The Israeli floor general is the youngest winner of the Israeli Premier Basketball League’s Most Improved Player award in its history. https://t.co/5XIVCFkC6G
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 11, 2021
