Today, February 8th is the 12th anniversary of the trade which sent Walter McCarty to the Phoenix Suns.
McCarty, who is now an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, only played 28 games with Phoenix, and one more season in the league with the Los Angeles Clippers after playing the previous eight in Beantown, and his rookie year with the New York Knicks. The trade was a forgettable one, resulting in a second-round pick being sent from the Suns, but Walter was and remains an important part of Celtics history, if never a star.