Essential Things To Learn About Boston Celtics
Just after the 1976 championship and a playoff appearance in 1977, Boston went into a different rebuilding phase. In the 1977 NBA draft, the Celtics drafted a young forward from UNC Charlotte named Cedric Maxwell. “Cornbread” Maxwell did not contribute significantly in his rookie season, but he showed promise. Auerbach’s job became even tougher following the 1977–78 season in which they went 32–50 as Havlicek, the Celtics’ all-time leading scorer, retired just after 16 seasons. Auerbach retired as coach just after the 1965–66 season and Russell took over as player-coach, which was Auerbach’s ploy to preserve Russell interested. With his...