On this day, Rasheed Wallace signed with the team on a multi-season deal his body didn't let him finish.
Today in Boston Celtics history, big alum Rasheed Wallace signed with Boston on a multi-year deal injuries would not let him honor. Wallace, a Philadelphia native, played his NCAA ball at UNC. From there, he was picked up by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) with the fourth pick of the 1995 NBA Draft.
Wallace made All-Rookie with the Bullets, and then play for the Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons (winning a title there in 2004) before signing with the Celtics, making All-Star teams in four of those seasons. 'Sheed (as he was often called as a nickname) played a single season for the Celtics, his numbers impacted by a number of minor injuries throughout the campaign.
This led to Wallace retiring at the end of the season (he would try a brief comeback with the New York Knicks a few seasons later, which went similarly). Wallace would average 9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and an assist per game as a Celtic.
Finally, it is also the date that wing Togo Palazzi was born in Union City, New Jersey in 1932. An alum of Holy Cross picked up by the Celtics in the 1954 NBA Draft, Palazzi played parts of three seasons with Boston before his rights were sold to the (then) Syracuse Nationals (today's Philadelphia 76ers) in 1956.
He averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game while with the Celtics.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: Rasheed Wallace signs; Togo Palazzi born
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