The Boston Celtics have had gamers who’re accompanied by a complete of 68 completely different jersey numbers (and have three others who will not be a part of a digital collection) from their basis on the daybreak of Basketball Affiliation of America (BAA – The League which might change into NBA immediately), carried by greater than 500 gamers in the course of the historical past of the Celtics.
To commemorate the gamers who wore these figures, the Celtics Wire covers the entire historical past of Jersey’s numbers and the gamers who sported them from the workforce’s basis.
With 25 of those jerseys now have retired to honor a few of the best Celtics to put on these jerseys, there are plenty of historical past to cowl.
And for immediately’s article, we are going to proceed with the twenty fourth of 29 individuals to put on jersey No. 11, the alum by Boston Wing Courtney Lee. After finishing his college profession in Western Kentucky, Lee was resumed with the twenty second world collection of the 2008 NBA restoration by Orlando Magic.
The native of Indianapolis, Indiana, would play the primary season of her skilled profession with The Magic, and in addition performed for New Jersey Nets, and Houston Rockets earlier than treating it to Celtics in 2012.
His stick with the workforce prolonged on components of two seasons, ending when it was exchanged to the Memphis grizzly greeks in 2014. Throughout his time, adapting to the Celtics, Lee solely wore jersey n ° 11 And deposited 7.7 factors, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 aids and 1.1 interceptions per sport.
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This text was initially appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics Jersey Historical past No. 11 – Courtney Lee (2012-14)
