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#4 Jo Jo White (1968)
Jo Jo White is perhaps the most loyal Boston Celtics player. His love for the Greens went beyond the ten seasons he played with them. He continued to stay connected with the team and its players. He worked as the Director of Special Projects for the Boston Celtics from 2000 until the time of his tragic demise in 2018.
While playing for the Celtics, Jo Jo averaged 18.3 points per game and led the team in assists four times. He won the championship ring twice, first in 1974 and the second in 1976. The seven-time All-Star player also won the Finals MVP during the Boston Celtics' 1975-76 championship run.
He is one of the only 6 players in the history of the Boston Celtics to have won an Olympic gold medal. During the 1968 Mexico Olympic games, White and Team USA beat Brazil by a 12 point difference in the semi-finals. They met SFR Yugoslavia in the finals and bested their opponents by a 15 point margin.
#5 Larry Bird (1992)
The great Larry Bird needs no introduction. He is one of the NBA celebrities who goes to any room anywhere in the world and is immediately revered. His legacy has roots as deep as the game itself. The Boston Celtics legend is a player who personified the dreams and hopes of his team, willing them to come true through him.
If you had watched Larry's games, you could almost see the distinct aura that surrounded him. An aura that reeked of competitiveness, of winning. In his debut season for the Boston Celtics, Bird averaged 21.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game and won the rookie of the year award. His rivalry with Magic Johnson holds a legendary status in the NBA history books.
During his career with the Boston Celtics, Bird would go on to average 24.3 points, 10 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game. He also won three consecutive MVP titles, two Finals MVPs, and three NBA Championship rings.
In 1992, Larry Bord joined forces with the likes of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen and Magic Johnson to form what is known as the Dream Team. Before the 1992 Barcelona games, NBA players were not allowed to play in the Olympics. This was the first match when the superstars of basketball could come together and form a super team.
The Dream Team, including the Boston Celtics legend, would go on to bulldoze every other team in the tournament. On their run to win gold, Larry and Team USA defeated Lithuania by a margin of 51 points in the semis and Croatia by a margin of 32 points in the finals. After winning his first and only Olympic gold, Larry retired as a Boston Celtics player.
#6 Jayson Tatum (2021)
In his career with the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum has averaged 19.3 points and 6.3 rebounds. His ability to score at will and the skill set to support that will make him an exceptional player. He is definitely a star in the making with a bright future in the league.
Tatum began his career with the Celts in 2017 as the third overall pick. He has performed exceptionally well for the Greens and is steadily becoming a lethal scorer. He can shoot from the three-point perimeter, score from mid-range jumpers, drive to the paint, and reject shots from the opponents. Jayson Tatum scored 60 points in a game against the San Antonio Spurs to tie with Larry Bird as Celtic's highest points scorer in a game.
Tatum competed in his first Olympic tournament this year. Team USA had a rocky start after losing to France on the Olympics' basketball opening day. However, Team USA collected themselves and went on to defeat France in the finals to take home the prestigious Olympic gold. That took the tally of Boston Celtics players to have won an Olympic gold to six.
