Today in Boston Celtics history, guard James Young was born in Flint, Michigan in 1995. Y
Today in Boston Celtics history, guard James Young was born in Flint, Michigan in 1995. Young played his NCAA basketball with Kentucky, where he made Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honors in 2014. After he exited the college ranks, he was picked up by the Celtics with the 17th overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft.
At the NBA level, the Flint native struggled on both ends of the court, spending much of his time with Boston’s developmental affiliate in the D League (as the G League was known in that era). This was the Maine Red Claws (now Celtics), where he spent a considerable part of his rookie season. He played a total of three seasons for the Celtics, but despite some strong showings with the Red Claws, couldn’t put it together at the NBA level.
Young averaged 2.3 points and a rebound per game while with Boston.
Signings
It is also the anniversary of former Celtic forward Tom Gugliotta signing with Boston in 2004. It was the second-to-last stop in a long career in the league, with prior stops with the Washington Bullets (now, Wizards), Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, and Utah Jazz.
Gugliotta played just 20 games for the Celtics before being dealt to the Atlanta Hawks. The NC State alum scored 1.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game with the Celtics.
Trades
It is also the anniversary of the massive, four-team trade that sent Danny Fortson to the Warriors and Dana Barros to the Dallas Mavericks for Robert Pack, Hot Rod Williams, draft assets, and cash.
Barros had been with the team for five seasons in a reserve role, while Fortson was a recent arrival, having only played 55 games with the team.
Rest in Peace
Finally, it is also the day we lost wing Howie Shannon in 1995.
Born in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1923, Shannon played his NCAA ball at both the University of North Texas and Kansas State before being drafted by the (now defunct) Providence Steamrollers.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Young born; Gugliotta signs; Barros, Fortson traded
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