On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics re-signed guard Avery Bradley to a four-year, $32 million deal, fully guaranteed with no player or team options in 2014.
Bradley had been drafted by the Celtics with the 19th overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft out of the University of Texas and would remain with the team until the final season of that new contract. After he began its final season, he would be traded to the Detroit Pistons with draft assets in exchange for small forward Marcus Morris Sr., one of the last remaining players from the team’s last era of contention.
Bradley’s trade was necessitated by the signing of former Utah Jazz All-Star forward Gordon Hayward in the summer of 2017. He averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while with the team.
It is also the anniversary of former Celtics forward Abdel Nader signing a four-year, $6 million deal with Boston in 2017.
Nader was also drafted by the Celtics, with the 58th pick of the 2016 NBA draft, and would play one season with the team before being dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder, in which he logged 3 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest.
Ex-Celtics reserve point guard Phil Pressey was waived on this date in 2015, after two seasons with the team.
The Dallas native was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri in 2013, and he recorded 3.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
Former Boston guard Demetrius Jackson was also waived today in 2017, having been drafted by the team in 2016 out of Notre Dame with the 45th overall pick.
He was with the Celtics for just five games, over which he averaged 2 points per tilt.
One-time Celtics forward Kris Joseph was also waived on this date in 2013.
An alum of Syracuse, he was taken by Boston with the 51st pick of the 2012 NBA draft and played a mere six games for the Celtics. He put up 0.9 points per game while with the team.
Happy birthday to Rashid Shabazz! Known in his Boston Celtics days as Bill Dinwiddie. pic.twitter.com/dPWe56qEln
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) July 15, 2020
It is the birthday of former Celtic forward Bill Dinwiddie (as he was known with Boston, later Rashid Shabazz), who came into this world in 1943.
A product of New Mexico Highlands University, he was traded to the team in exchange for the rights to Bob Cousy, who wished to play for the team he now coached — the Cincinnati Royals — as a publicity stunt, though Boston still had his rights.
Dinwiddie played just one season for the team, recording 4.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Ex-Boston big man Lorenzo Williams shares the birthday with him, born in Ocala, Florida in 1969.
Having turned 10-day contracts into a rest-of-season deal in 1993, Williams would play 22 games with the franchise, logging 1.5 points and 2 boards per game.
He shares that birthday with Celtics center Luke Kornet, who was born this day in 1995 to fellow NBAer Frank Kornet and his wife (and broadcaster) Tracy Kornet.
Now in the midst of his second stint with Boston, the Vanderbilt product has averaged 3.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and nearly an assist per game in 30 games across three seasons with the Celtics.
Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ
