HoopsHype lists 16 Boston Celtics on their projected 75 greatest players list

Justin Quinn

October 7, 2021 at 2:53 PM·2 min read

Not to be left out of the NBA’s 75th anniversary list creation extravaganza gripping the league’s wider media sphere, our sister site HoopsHype assembled a list of their own 75 greatest players of all time building off of (and cutting a few of) the NBA 50 greatest players list released for the Association’s 50th anniversary.

Given that the initial official list was, shall we say, a little generous to some and not as much as others perhaps warranted, we expected some players — including Boston Celtics alumni — to not make the cut of a list that was heavily dominated by the team in green and white.

They include Bill Walton, Sam Jones, Dave Bing, and Bill Sharman.

The folks over at our parent site, USA TODAY Sports, continue with their projections for the NBA’s 75 greatest players to be released in honor of the league’s 75th anniversary, expandin… https://t.co/ZkkYjOSA7a
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There were also several candidates to be added to the list who didn’t quite make the new list for HoopsHype, such as Artis Gilmore, Kyrie Irving and Dennis Johnson.

And even with some cuts and others not passing muster just yet, there’s still a sizable Celtics contingent — and some new faces from Boston’s rosters as well. Let’s take a look.

WATCH: NBA 75th anniversary commemoration video 'Welcome to NBA Lane' https://t.co/MkWcBafG8d via @thecelticswire
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No. 68 - Dave Cowens

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

No. 66 - Pete Maravich

Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports

No. 65 - Nate Archibald

(AP Photo/Fred Jewell)

No. 59 - Robert Parish

(AP Photo/ Mark Lennihan)

No. 56 - Ray Allen

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

No. 55 - Kevin McHale

Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images

No. 51 - Bob McAdoo

JOHN MOTTERN/AFP via Getty Images

No. 50 - Paul Pierce

(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

No. 42 - Dominique Wilkins

JOHN MOTTERN/AFP via Getty Images

No. 41 - Gary Payton

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

No. 37 - Bob Cousy

(AP Photo)

No. 28 - John Havlicek

Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

No. 16 - Kevin Garnett

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

No. 9 - Shaquille O'Neal

Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports

No. 7 - Larry Bird

(AP Photo/AB)

No. 5 - Bill Russell

(Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

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