The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history tied to them. In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, the unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league.
To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.
Today’s installment focuses on No. 99 over the years as of August 2023.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 27, 2023
1998 - Roy Rogers - forward
Happy birthday Roy Rogers! #Celtics pic.twitter.com/FtOApTevGD
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 19, 2022
2013 - Darko Miličić - center
2015-17 - Jae Crowder - forward
2019-21 - Tacko Fall - Center
2022-23 - Justin Champagnie - forward
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