Curated playlist
Boston Celtics players
- Larry BirdLarry Bird asked who would finish second at the first Three-Point Shootout, then won it.
- Leandro BarbosaLeandro Barbosa won a Sixth Man of the Year Award without starting most nights.
- Bill RussellBill Russell won eleven NBA championships in thirteen seasons. No team has matched that record since.
- Chuck Cooper (basketball)The Celtics owner ignored other teams and drafted Chuck Cooper anyway. He was the first African American drafted.
- Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal twice broke steel backboard supports with his dunks. The NBA then redesigned its equipment.
- Dave CowensDave Cowens won 1973 NBA MVP at six feet nine, short for a center. He beat out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the award.
- Kyrie IrvingKyrie Irving was born in Australia to two American parents. His father had followed basketball there.
- Bob CousyBob Cousy broke his right hand falling out of a tree, and it helped make him ambidextrous.
- Chauncey BillupsChauncey Billups went from a draft bust to NBA Finals MVP. The Pistons guard led a 2004 upset of the Lakers.
- Terry RozierTerry Rozier's first NBA start was a triple-double. He had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Artis GilmoreArtis Gilmore played 670 straight pro basketball games without missing one. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2011.
- Pete MaravichPete Maravich played 658 NBA games with no left coronary artery. An autopsy found it missing from birth.
- Damon JonesDamon Jones hit an overtime shot in 2006 that won Cleveland a playoff series.