The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 10th of 13 people to wear the No. 45, Boston forward alum Gerald Wallace. After ending his college career at Alabama, Wallace was picked up with the 25th overall selection of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.
The Sylacauga, Alabama native played the first three seasons of his pro career with the Kings. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets before he was dealt to Boston for the final two seasons of his NBA career in 2013.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Wallace wore only jersey No. 45 and put up 3.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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