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Boston Celtics
(36-46, 5th in Atlantic, 19 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (10)
| 1998 Draft Order |
| Round |
Pick |
Name |
School |
Position |
| 1 |
10 |
Paul Pierce |
Kansas |
2G |
| Team Strengths |
Rick Pitino
Antoine Walker
Defensive Quickness
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| Team Statistics |
| |
PPG |
FG% |
REBs |
TOs |
| Celtics |
95.9 (14th) | .434 (25th) | 39.5 (26th) | 16.2 (22nd) |
| Opponents |
98.5 (22nd) | .479 (28th) | 42.2 (19th) | 20.6 (1st) |
| Weaknesses |
Rebounding
Shooting
Center
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| Changes |
Walker Extension?
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| Needs |
Defensive Presence Inside & Size
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| Notes: |
21 game improvement over their franchise-worst 15-67 record of a year ago
Forced 20.6 turnovers a game (their opponents' 1688 turnovers was the most in the league since the '88-'89 season when a Rick Pitino coached New York squad forced exactly 1688 turnovers)
One of five teams to average under 40 rebounds a game (Seattle, Dallas, Indiana, Milwaukee)
Committed a league-high 26.8 fouls a game - 2.7 more than the next-closest team (Miami)
Antoine Walker averaged 22.4 ppg (5th in league), but shot .423 from floor
Celtics went 24-29 before Kenny Anderson trade; 12-17 after
Went 12-13 vs the Atlantic division after going 1-23 a year ago
19-10 vs teams under .500 and 17-36 vs teams .500+
Ranked in the bottom ten of the league in FG% (.434, 25th), 3-point percentage (.332, 20th) and FT% (.726, 21st)
The Celtics have used 12 different starting centers over the last two seasons
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| First Round Draft Picks in the 90's |
1990 Dee Brown, G, Jacksonville (19)
1991 Rick Fox, F, North Carolina (24)
1992 Jon Barry, G, Georgia Tech (21)
1993 Acie Earl, F, Iowa (19)
1994 Eric Montross, C, North Carolina (9)
1995 Eric Williams, F, Providence (14)
1996 Antoine Walker, F, Kentucky (6)
1997 Chauncey Billups, G, Colorado (3)
1997 Ron Mercer, G, Kentucky (6)
Complete draft list over the years |
| Players by Position |
| Small Forwards |
Power Forwards |
Centers |
Point Guards |
Shooting Guards |
Walter McCarty
Bruce Bowen
Dontae' Jones
Reggie Hanson
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Antoine Walker
Pervis Ellison
Popeye Jones
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Travis Knight
Andrew DeClercq
Zan Tabak
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Kenny Anderson
Dana Barros
Tyus Edney
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Ron Mercer
Greg Minor
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| Free Agents |
| 1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Popeye Jones
Reggie Hanson
Zan Tabak
Bruce Bowen (T-98)
Tyus Edney (T-98)
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Antoine Walker
Walter McCarty
Dontae' Jones
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Ron Mercer
Pervis Ellison
Travis Knight (P-FA)
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