Feb. 11, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET
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 first of one person to wear the No. 70, forward alum Gigi Datome. After starting his pro career abroad, Datome went unselected in the 2009 NBA Draft, later signing with the Detroit Pistons instead.
The Montebelluna, Italy native played parts of the first two seasons of his pro career with Detroit, coming to an end when he was dealt to Boston in in 2015, leaving the league as a player afterward.
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During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Datome wore only jersey No. 70 and put up 5.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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