There are no teams in the history of the NBA to have more titles than the Boston Celtics — at least not yet — so it makes sense there are no other franchises with more retired numbers to honor the players over the decades who earned and hung those banners.
In fact, there are no teams in any sport with more retired jersey numbers at 24 overall, a reflection of the excellence behind the Celtics mystique built by franchise architect Red Auerbach. From his signing with the team as coach and general manager onward, Boston became one of the premier teams of the greatest basketball league on the planet.
But who were the players for which those jerseys were retired? Let’s take a look at them all as of Oct. 2022.
Before he was a Boston Celtic, a baby-faced Jayson Tatum wowed fans at Peach Jam https://t.co/xuBTRok2oi
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 2, 2022