Now that the 2022-23 NBA regular season is over, fans of the Boston Celtics and other teams that have played well enough to have earned themselves a trip to the 2023 NBA Playoffs (or the play-in tournament that can get them there) turn their attention to the postseason.
And while that will remain the focus for as long as the team one follows remain in the mix to win it all, before we get down that particular sort of business, there are the season-long accolades to consider with several within the Celtics organization who could win some 2023 hardware.
For many of the players on the Celtics’ roster, it won’t be their first time earning league-wide recognition; let’s take a look at what players have been honored so in the past before they need some more room in their trophy cases (h/t HoopsHype for the research).
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Malcolm Brogdon
Rookie of the Year: 1 (2017)
All-Rookie 1st Team: 1 (2017)
Jaylen Brown
All-Star: 2 (2021, 2023)
All-Rookie 2nd Team: 1 (2017)
Blake Griffin|
Rookie of the Year: 1 (2011)
All-Star: 6 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)
All-NBA 2nd Team: 3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
All-NBA 3rd Team: 2 (2015, 2019)
All-Rookie 1st Team: 1 (2011)
Al Horford
All-Star: 5 (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018)
All-NBA 3rd Team: 1 (2011)
All-Rookie 1st Team: 1 (2008)
All-Defensive 2nd Team: 1 (2018)
Marcus Smart
Defensive Player of the Year: 1 (2022)
All-Rookie 2nd Team: 1 (2015)
All-Defensive 1st Team: 3 (2019, 2020, 2022)
Jayson Tatum
All-Star: 4 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
All-NBA 1st Team: 1 (2022)
All-NBA 3rd Team: 1 (2020)
All-Rookie 1st Team: 1 (2018)
Robert Williams III
All-Defensive 2nd Team: 1 (2022)