Boston Celtics Team Profile

The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their 16 NBA championships are the most of any basketball franchise.

The Celtics were formed in 1946 as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association after the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League to form the NBA. The Celtics had struggled during their early years, but the hiring of Coach Red Auerbach would change their fortunes. One of the first major players to join the Celtics was Bob Cousy, whom Auerbach initially refused to draft.

The Boston Celtics have had a longstanding rivalry, especially throughout the 80s, with the Los Angeles Lakers. At the height of the rivalry, the Lakers and Celtics would win 8 NBA Championships in the decade (The Lakers won 5 while the Celtics won 3), and would play each other in the NBA Finals 3 different times. The rivalry was cooled off as the Celtics slipped into mediocrity in the 90s, but Lakers-Celtics is considered by many NBA fans to be the league's greatest rivalry. The Celtics also have historical ties with the Philadelphia 76ers, who played with the Celtics in tense playoff series in the 60s and 80s.

Boston Celtics Team Roster

NO.	PLAYER	POS.	HT.	WT.	BORN	COLLEGE	'07 SALARY
20	Ray Allen	SG	6-5	205	07/20/75	Connecticut	$14,611,570
42	Tony Allen	G	6-4	213	01/11/82	Oklahoma State	$1,037,280
11	Glen Davis	F	6-9	289	01/01/86	LSU
5	Kevin Garnett	F	6-11	253	05/19/76		$21,000,000
50	Eddie House	SG	6-1	175	05/14/78	Arizona State	$1,400,000
43	Kendrick Perkins	FC	6-10	280	11/10/84		$1,689,410
34	Paul Pierce	GF	6-6	230	10/13/77	Kansas	$15,101,626
31	Scot Pollard	C	6-11	265	02/12/75	Kansas	$2,200,000
42	James Posey	GF	6-8	217	01/13/77	Xavier	$6,392,100
0	Leon Powe	F	6-8	240	01/22/84	California	$432,000
13	Gabe Pruitt	G	6-4	170	04/19/86	USC
9	Rajon Rondo	G	6-1	171	02/22/86	Kentucky	$1,143,600
44	Brian Scalabrine	FC	6-9	235	03/18/78	USC	$2,793,103
8	Brandon Wallace	F	6-9	203	03/14/85	South Carolina