The Boston Celtics are the NBA’s most storied franchise. Winning a league best 17 titles carries a certain prestige that is attractive to most NBA players. Being a part of that history, playing on the parquet floor adds a unique flavor to their careers. To play under those championship banners and retired jerseys, in front of that raucous Garden crowd is an experience hard to match.
However, it hasn’t been all green and glory for all that have donned the green and white. Many all stars and Hall of Fame enshrinees have featured on the parquet but their star credentials weren’t established there.