On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Dana Barros signed with the team in 2004 as an unrestricted free agent in what would be the last, very brief stop of a 14-season career. It would be Barros’ second stint with the Celtics, having previously played five seasons for Boston between 1995 and 2000.
A product of Boston College, Barros was a local guy who was born in Boston in 1967. Drafted with the 16th overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft by the Seattle Supersonics, Barros would play for that team and the Philadelphia 76ers before joining the Celtics in 1995 and would be dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in a massive, four-team deal in 2000.
He would be dealt yet again to the Detroit Pistons two months later.
Dana Barros signed a deal as a player after being out of the league for nearly two seasons, having worked as an assistant for the Celtics before inking the deal as a player.
Barros would play one more game as a Celtic before retiring. He averaged 10.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game while a Celtic.
Happy birthdays Chucky Atkins, Frank Brickowski and Fred Roberts! pic.twitter.com/c1gykwLdwQ
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) August 14, 2020
It is the birthday of ex-Boston big man Frank Brickowski, born this day in 1959 in Bayville, New York.
An alum of Penn State, Brickowski would also play for the Supersonics, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, and Charlotte Hornets before signing as a free agent with the Celtics in 1996.
Brickowski averaged 4.8 points and 2 rebounds per game with the Celtics retiring at the end of the 1996-97 season.
Former Celtic point guard Chucky Atkins shares the birthday with Brickowski, born in 1974 in Orlando, Florida.
Atkins played his NCAA ball at the University of South Florida and would play for the Orlando Magic and the Pistons before coming to Boston in a trade with Detroit.
Atkins was with the Celtics for 24 games of the 2003-04 season, averaging 12 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game while with Boston.
He would be dealt with Jumaine Jones and Chris Mihm to the Los Angeles Lakers for Rick Fox, Gary Payton, and draft assets.
Atkins was with the Celtics for 24 games of the 2003-04 season, averaging 12 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game while with Boston.
He would be dealt with Jumaine Jones and Chris Mihm to the Los Angeles Lakers for Rick Fox, Gary Payton, and draft assets.
It is also the birthday of Boston big man Fred Roberts, born in Provo Utah on this day in 1960.
A BYU alum, Roberts played for the Spurs and Utah Jazz, who traded him to the Celtics for the pick that would be used to draft current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan and would play two seasons for Boston.
He averaged 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, and an assist per game with the team before being drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA expansion draft.
The pair share their birthday with former Celtics two way big man Mfiondu Kabengele.
Born this day in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in 1997, Kabengele would play his NCAA ball for Florida State, and be drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 27th pick of the 2019 NBA draft before he was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers.
After playing short stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers and in the G League, the Canadian big man joined the Maine Celtics after a strong summer league with Boston, averaging 1.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with the parent club.
It is also the day former Celtics guard Jack “Dutch” Garfinkel passed away in 2013.
A product of St. John’s University, Garfinkle would play in the rival American Basketball League (ABL) and National Basketball League (NBL — not to be confused with today’s Australian league) before joining Boston in its inaugural campaign of 1946-47.
He would average 5.2 points and 1.5 assists per game while with the Celtics.
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