On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team signed center Mark Acres in 1987. Originally drafted in 1985 by the Dallas Mavericks out of Oral Roberts University playing under his father, Acres played two seasons in Europe and then joined the Celtics as a free agent two years later.
Acres had a middling career with the team as a reserve over two seasons, putting up 3 points, as many rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game while in green and white. Acres would leave the team after being selected by one of two new NBA teams — the Orlando Magic — in the 1989 expansion draft held to populate the Magic’s and Minnesota Timberwolves’ rosters as they joined the league that season.
