Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Eric Montross, 1995-1996
Walter McCarty, 1998-2005
Orien Greene, 2006
Leon Powe, 2007-2009

Eric Montross: Montross wore No. 00 in college, but he couldn't get 00 in Boston, because the number had been unofficially retired in honor of Robert Parish, who left the team in 1994, and would play for Charlotte and Chicago before Parish had his chance to retire his number.

Montross was the 9th overall pick by the Celts in 1994, as they went over players such as Jalen Rose and Aaron McKie. After leaving the Celtics, Montross played for the Dallas Mavericks (1996-1997), Philadelphia 76ers (1997), New Jersey Nets (1997), Detroit Pistons (1998-2001) and the Toronto Raptors (2001-2002).

Walter McCarty: McCarty, originally drafted by the New York Knicks (he played for them from 1996-1997) before being traded to the Celtics in 1997. He became an elite backup and emergency starter for the Celtics, and played for Boston from 1997 until 2005. He appeared in the 1998 film He Got Game as 'Mance'. During his tenure with the Celtics, he released an R/B album Moment for Love to positive reviews. He sang the national anthem before the All-Star game in 2006. He was traded from the Celtics to the Phoenix Suns for a draft pick in 2004, and finished his career with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2005-2006. He is currently an assistant coach with the University of Louisville Cardinals basketball team, under head coach Rick Pitino, whom McCarty played under for part of his Celtics tenure.

Orien Greene: Greene played 80 games in his only season in Boston (2006) before being waved by the Celtics. Greene then bounced around the Indiana Pacers (2006) and Sacramento Kings (2007). He left the NBA and went to the New Zealand Basketball League with the New Zealand Breakers, before going to the Israeli League with Hapoel Jerusalem and the Dutch league with MyGuide Amsterdam. He is currently back in the states with the Utah Flash of the NBADL.

Leon Powe: Powe, currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was a backup forward for the Celtics, really doing nothing spectacular in his time with Boston. Occasionally, he would absolutely go off on a team and score upwards of 20 points, but more often than not, he would be an extra big man for Boston.

Or maybe I just didn't really like Powe that much.

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