Boston Celtics all-time roster: See which legends made the cut

In honor of the 75 years the Boston Celtics have been a foundational part of the league they helped shepherd from its days as the Basketball Association of America, the predecessor league it was formed from, we at the Celtics Wire decided to try our own hand at the many lists of players being commemorated as part of the Association hitting the three-quarters century mark.

To that end, we have put together not just one but four all-time Celtics teams, featuring our Honorable Mention team along with First, Second, and Third team honors. It is a veritable ‘who’s who’ of iconic Boston players — and each team has a head coach drawn from the greatest the Celtics have to offer in that regard.

The criteria for ranking is a subjective mixture of what each player did as a Celtic and how good of a player they were in their era. With this in mind, if you disagree with our rankings, that’s likely why. So without further ado — here are our teams.

Team Honorable Mention Coach - Tommy Heinsohn

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Team Honorable Mention Point Guard - Jo Jo White

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Team Honorable Mention Shooting Guard - Ray Allen

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Team Honorable Mention Small Forward - Cedric Maxwell

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Team Honorable Mention Power Forward - Tom Sanders

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Team Honorable Mention Center - Bill Walton

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Third Team Celtics All-Time Coach - KC Jones

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Third Team Celtics All-Time Point Guard - KC Jones

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Third Team Celtics All-Time Shooting Guard - Bill Sharman

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Third Team Celtics All-Time Small Forward - Paul Pierce

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Third Team Celtics All-Time Power Forward - Kevin Garnett

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Third Team Celtics All-Time Center - Robert Parish

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Second Team Celtics All-Time Coach - Bill Russell

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Second Team Celtics All-Time Point Guard - Dennis Johnson

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Second Team Celtics All-Time Shooting Guard - Larry Siegfried

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Second Team Celtics All-Time Small Forward - John Havlicek

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Second Team Celtics All-Time Power Forward - Tommy Heinsohn

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Second Team Celtics All-Time Center - Dave Cowens

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First Team Celtics All-Time Coach - Red Auerbach

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First Team Celtics All-Time Point Guard - Bob Cousy

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First Team Celtics All-Time Shooting Guard - Sam Jones

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First Team Celtics All-Time Small Forward - Larry Bird

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First Team Celtics All-Time Power Forward - Kevin McHale

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First Team Celtics All-Time Center - Bill Russell

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