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On June 17, 1986, Bias was selected by the Boston Celtics as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, which was held in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Red Auerbach, the Celtics' president and general manager, had dealt guard Gerald Henderson and cash to the Seattle SuperSonics for the pick in 1984. After the draft, Bias and his ...
Lewis was drafted in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Boston Celtics in the 1987 NBA draft. The Celtics were looking to add some youth to the team, especially for the aging "Big 3" of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. This need became more urgent after Len Bias, the 2nd overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, died of a cocaine overdose.
There were various drug-related problems that plagued players in the 1986 NBA draft. Most notable was the death of highly touted Len Bias. Bias died less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion Boston Celtics. His death was ruled an overdose that resulted from taking the drug cocaine.
Year Round Pick Name From 2024: 1 30 Baylor Scheierman: Creighton: 2024: 2 54 (from DAL via SAC) : Anton Watson: Gonzaga: 2023: 2 35 (from POR via ATL, LAC, DET, CLE, traded to CHI via WAS) ...
Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be included. Players are listed with the team for which they last played before death, rather than the team with which the player spent most of their playing career. Basketball teams may honor active players who died by bestowing upon them a posthumous honor of a retired number.
Boston Celtics' top draft pick Len Bias died of a cocaine overdose barely two days after the draft. In the wake of Micheal Ray Richardson's lifetime suspension, several NBA players were suspended for violations of the anti-drug policy; among them Houston Rockets forward Lewis Lloyd and guard Mitchell Wiggins.
Montross was selected by the Boston Celtics with the ninth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. [8] During his first year in the NBA, he averaged career highs of 10 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, [9] and was selected to the 1995 NBA Rookie Challenge and named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
John Joseph Havlicek (often nicknamed Hondo) (/ ˈ h æ v l ɪ tʃ ɛ k / HAV-lih-chek; April 8, 1940 – April 25, 2019) [1] was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).