The Boston Celtics have had their fair share of outstanding first-year players with one of if not the most storied franchises in the history of North American professional sports.
But the team’s greatness pre-dates one of the highest honors rookie players can be recognized with as such, with the NBA’s “All-Rookie Team” accolade having only been around since the 1962-63 season — a half-decade after the Celtics began hanging banners in Boston on the regular. Still, the Celtics have proven to be one of the most prolific populators of the honor throughout its six-decade history, with gaps only coming in the rebuilding periods of the 1970s and near the turn of the century.
How many Celtics can you name who were elected as All-Rookie Team nods in their inaugural season — and better yet, how many seasons of theirs can you get right?
Celtics Wire celebrates the 48 members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with ties to the Boston Celtics franchise. https://t.co/SnlTrrnsKQ
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) May 16, 2021
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