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Maxwell to be honored next year Posted: Thursday April 10, 2003 8:46 PMBOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics plan to retire Cedric Maxwell's No. 31 early next season, making him the 22nd player in team history to have a jersey retired. Maxwell, an analyst on Celtics radio broadcasts, spent eight seasons with Boston after being drafted in the first round in 1977. The 6-foot-8 forward was on championship teams in 1981 and 1984 and averaged 13.7 points and 6.6 rebounds over his Celtics' career. Maxwell finished his 11-year NBA career playing one season with the Los Angeles Clippers and two with the Houston Rockets. "This is a well-deserved honor for Cedric Maxwell, who was a unique player in that he was content to play defense and rebound, but there was never a doubt that he could score," Celtics president Red Auerbach said Thursday. A date for the retirement ceremony will be chosen after next season's NBA schedule is determined. Maxwell, still Boston's career leader with a field-goal percentage of 55.9, was named MVP of the NBA finals in 1981 and scored 24 points in the seventh-game victory in 1984 over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics have retired 19 numbers between 1 and 35. Also retired are "00" worn by Robert Parish and "Loscy," in honor of Jim Loscutoff, whose No. 18 was kept active for Dave Cowens.
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