Today in Boston Celtics history, point guard Dana Barros signed with the Celtics in 2004.
Today in Boston Celtics history, point guard Dana Barros signed with the Celtics in 2004. It would be the last stop of his NBA career, one that spanned 14 seasons in total. It was not Barros first time playing with the Celtics, either, with the Boston College alum having previously suited up for the team for five seasons between 1995 and 2000.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Barros would leave his hometown school to join the NBA when he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 16th overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft. He would play for the Sonics and the Philadelphia 76ers before signing with Boston for the first time in 1995, and left the team when he was dealt to Dallas Mavericks in 2000.
His second stint was much shorter, with Barros getting dealt to the Detroit Pistons just two months after signing with Boston for a second time.
Birthdays
It is the birthday of ex-Boston big man Frank Brickowski, born this day in 1959 in Bayville, New York. An alum of Penn State, Brickowski would also play for the Supersonics, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, and Charlotte Hornets before signing as a free agent with the Celtics in 1996. He averaged 4.8 points and 2 rebounds per game with the Celtics, retiring at the end of the 1996-97 season.
Former Celtic point guard Chucky Atkins shares the birthday with Brickowski, born in 1974 in Orlando, Florida. Atkins played his NCAA ball at the University of South Florida and would play for the Orlando Magic and the Pistons before coming to Boston in a trade with Detroit. Atkins was with the Celtics for 24 games of the 2003-04 season, averaging 12 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game while with Boston.
It is also the birthday of Boston big Fred Roberts, born in Provo, Utah, this day in 1960. A BYU alum, Roberts played for the Spurs and Utah Jazz, who traded him to the Celtics, where he would play two seasons. He averaged 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, and an assist per game with the team before being drafted by the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA expansion draft.
The pair share their birthday with former Celtics two way big man Mfiondu Kabengele. Born this day in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in 1997, Kabengele would play his NCAA ball for Florida State, and be drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 27th pick of the 2019 NBA draft before he was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers. After playing short stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers and in the G League, the Canadian joined the Maine Celtics after a strong summer league.
Rest in Peace
It is also the day former Celtics guard Jack “Dutch” Garfinkel passed away in 2013.
An alum of St. John’s University, Garfinkle would play in the rival American Basketball League (ABL) and National Basketball League (NBL — not to be confused with today’s Australian league) before joining Boston in its inaugural campaign of 1946-47.
He averaged 5.2 points and 1.5 assists per game while with the Celtics.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Barros signs, Brickowski, Atkins, Roberts, Kabengele born
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