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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 first of two to wear the No. 88, forward alum Antoine Walker. After ending his college career at the University of Kentucky, Walker was picked up with the sixth overall selection of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Celtics.
The Chicago, Illinois native played the first seven seasons of his pro career with Boston before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2023. He returned to the team in 2005 via trade from the Atlanta Hawks in 2005, only to be dealt again that summer to the Miami Heat.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Walker wore only jersey Nos. 88 and 8, and put up 20.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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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 first of two to wear the No. 88, forward alum Antoine Walker. After ending his college career at the University of Kentucky, Walker was picked up with the sixth overall selection of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Celtics.
The Chicago, Illinois native played the first seven seasons of his pro career with Boston before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2023. He returned to the team in 2005 via trade from the Atlanta Hawks in 2005, only to be dealt again that summer to the Miami Heat.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Walker wore only jersey Nos. 88 and 8, and put up 20.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on:
Blue Wire: https://tiny.ee/CdKp
iTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47
YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 88 -- Antoine Walker (2005)
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