Most Famous Boston Celtics Players

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The most renowned players ever to play for the Boston Celtics, ranked by Wikipedia reach.

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce is a American basketball player.

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, commonly known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player, and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed, among others, "Diesel", he is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a four-time NBA champion, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and the 2000 NBA MVP. O'Neal is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and one of the most dominant centers in NBA history.

Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett is a American retired professional basketball player and actor.

Larry Bird

Larry Bird is a American basketball player and coach (born 1956).

Ray Allen

Ray Allen is a American basketball player.

Jayson Tatum

Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Tatum was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in the 2018 season. Tatum won the inaugural NBA Eastern Conference finals MVP in 2022, and won his first title in the 2024 NBA Finals.

Bill Russell

Bill Russell is a American basketball player (1934–2022).

Rasheed Wallace

Rasheed Wallace is a American basketball player.

Rajon Rondo

Rajon Pierre Rondo Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. Rondo won two NBA championships, was selected four times as an NBA All-Star, earned four NBA All-Defensive Team honors including two First Team honors, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2012.

Tayshaun Prince

Tayshaun Durell Prince is an American professional basketball executive and former player for the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) small forward graduated from Dominguez High School before playing college basketball for the University of Kentucky. He was drafted 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2002 NBA draft and went on to win a championship with the team in 2004.

Chauncey Billups

Chauncey Billups is a American basketball player and coach.

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin is a American basketball player.

Gary Payton

Gary Payton is a American basketball player.

Dominique Wilkins

Dominique Wilkins is a American basketball player.

Bob Cousy

Bob Cousy is a American basketball player and coach (born 1928).

Pete Maravich

Peter Press Maravich, also known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving is a American basketball player.

Bill Walton

Bill Walton is a American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024).

Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday is a American basketball player.

John Havlicek

John Joseph Havlicek, often nicknamed Hondo, was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 16-year career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Havlicek won eight NBA championships — one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in the NBA Finals series — and was voted the NBA Finals MVP in 1974.