The Celtics announced that they will retire Kevin Garnett's No. 5 jersey in a home game against the Lone Rangers on March 14, 2022, and Garnett, who helped the Celtics win the 17th championship trophy in team history in the 2007-2008 season, has enjoyed the highest honor for the Celtics, and the Celtics have become the team with the most jerseys in history, and the rare single jerseys are only available in the 0th, 4th, 7th, 8th and 9th. Let's take stock of the owners of other single-size jerseys.
No. 1 Walter Brown Jersey retired on October 17, 1964
Walter Brown single-handedly created the Celtics and had a great influence on the promotion of basketball, if everyone has heard of Nye Smith, then I can only tell you that Brown's contribution to basketball is no less than Nye Smith, he is the founder of the NBA's predecessor BAA, he once contributed six championships to the Celtics with Auerbach, and the Celtics also retired his player's No. 1 jersey, and the Celtics have never had a No. 1 since.
Ii. No. 2 Arnold Auerbach Jersey retired: January 4, 1985
"Cardinal" Auerbach has a total of 16 championship rings on his hands, of which he led the Celtics to 9 when he was manager, and then as the team's general manager, he also won 7, which also made him a meritorious figure of the Celtic dynasty, Auerbach is particularly good at discovering players, such as Bird, McHale and Parrish, etc. are all discovered and cultivated by Auerbach.
No. 3 Dennis Johnson Jersey retired: December 13, 1991
Johnson, who debuted in the Supersonics, once clashed with supersonic star Wilkins because of personality problems, was sent to the Suns, and fell out with the Suns' then-coach Mike Rioed, but the talented Johnson was still favored by "Cardinal" Auerbach, after which he began his legendary road in the Celtics, and together with Bird and others, he once again created the Celtic dynasty, won 3 NBA championships, and won the 1979 Finals MVP.
No. 5 Kyle Garnett Jersey retirement: March 14, 2022
Although Garnett only brought a championship trophy to the Celtics, although Garnett did not win the FMVP of the year, although the team's boss at the time was Paul Pierce, this did not affect the Celtics' respect for Garnett. Because after Garnett went to the Celtics, he brought the team a tough temperament in the Celtic dynasty, and before Garnett went to the Celtics, the team only hovered on the edge of the playoffs, and Garnett's tough defense and roaring domineering spirit was the spirit that the Celtic dynasty needed to inherit.
No. 6 Bill Russell Jersey retired: March 12, 1972
Another legend made by Auerbach's divine operation, Russell did not live up to the expectations of Bó Lè, in the Celtics 10 years of player time to help the team win a total of 9 championships, and then as a coach and player to win 2 championships, all kinds of easy to not have the majority, on the basis of which now FMVP is named "Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award" and awarded by Russell himself, which is the greatest affirmation of Russell's achievements.
In addition, the Celtics have retired jerseys such as Robert Parrish's No. 00, Joe Joe White's No. 10, Bob Cucy's No. 14, Tom Heinthorn's No. 15, Tom Sanders' No. 16, Havlicek's No. 17, Cohenson's No. 18, Donald Nelson's No. 19, Bill Sharman's No. 21, McColin's No. 22, Ramsey's No. 23, Sam Jones' No. 24, KC-Jones's No. 25, Maxwell's No. 31, Kevin McHale's No. 32, Larry Bird's No. 33, Pierce's No. 34 and Reggie Lewis's No. 35.