On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team signed guard Damon Jones in 1999 to the first of two 10-day contracts as a late-season addition despite having no playoffs to play for.
The Galveston native was a career journeyman, undrafted out of Houston in 1997, and Boston the second of ten eventual stops for the shooter. In his brief stay of just 13 games with the Celtics, Jones logged 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.5 % from 3-point range. Unfortunately for the Texan, he only shot 38.7 % overall in an era that didn’t value the three quite the same.
Jones would continue on to sign with the Golden State Warriors over the summer.
Today is also the date that wing Oliver Lafayette debuted for the team in 2010.
An alum of Houston who went unselected in the 2007 NBA draft, the Baton Rouge native spent time in the NBA Development League (as the G League was known then) and abroad before being signed by Boston in April of 2010.
He appeared in just one game on this date against the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in 21 minutes of play in the 106-95 loss.
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