During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Fortson wore only jersey No. 27 and put up 7.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the ninth of 13 people to wear the No. 27, Boston big man alum Danny Fortson. After ending his college career at Cincinnati, Fortson was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Denver Nuggets after a draft night deal, coming to an end when he was traded to Boston in 1999. His stay with the team would span a single season, ending when he was dealt to the Golden State Warriors in 2000.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Fortson wore only jersey No. 27 and put up 7.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 27 - Danny Fortson (1999-2000)
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