From now until February 11, Red’s Army will be posting stories about the players behind the Celtics’ 22 retired numbers and that one retired nickname. Stories will be posted in the order that the numbers were retired.
Geez.
Where do you even start with this guy?
The NBA is Red Auerbach’s league.
Make no mistake about that.
In just over 40 years as coach and general manager, Red drafted, signed or traded for no fewer than 28 players currently enshrined in the Hall-of-Fame.
Over a thirty year period from 1957 to 1986 his Celtics won 16 championships–a period of dominance that we are unlikely to ever see again.