10 Greatest Players in Boston Celtics Franchise History

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#8 Dave Cowens (1970 to 1980)

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Dave Cowens was a talented big man who averaged a double-double in his career...

Next on this list is a man that the Boston Celtics drafted fourth overall in the 1970 NBA Draft, Dave Cowens. This talented big man averaged a double-double for his career with 17.6 points per game and 13.6 rebounds per game.

He played the first 11 seasons of his career with the Boston Celtics before finishing his career with the Milwaukee Bucks for one season. Of those 12 seasons, Cowens is an 8-time NBA All-Star and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 1973.

Cowens doesn't rank in the top 10 all-time for games played for Boston, but he amazingly ranks in the top 10 in three major categories. He ranks 9th all-time in points scored for Boston with 13,192, 10th all-time in assists with 2828, and 3rd all-time in rebounds with 10,170.

His career rebounds rank inside of the top 40 of the NBA all-time as well where he is ranked 38th.

His number 18 is retired by the Boston Celtics and so is his number 13 with the Florida State Seminoles.

After his playing career, Cowens was a coach in the NBA. He was the head coach of Boston from 1978 to 1979, the Charlotte Hornets from 1996 to 1999, and was last in the NBA as an assistant coach to the Detroit Pistons from 2006 to 2009.

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