On this day, former Celtic forward Ron Watts was born.
On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics small forward Ron Watts was born in 1943 in the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. Watts would play his college ball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and be drafted by the Celtics with the 17th overall pick of the 1965 NBA draft.
The Washington native would go on to play for two seasons with Boston, though in only 29 games total and just one during the entirety of his rookie season. He would win a championship with the team in 1966 and would log a career 1.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.1 assists per game with the team.
He would leave the Celtics after being drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1967 NBA expansion draft.
On this date in 1992, former Boston forward Don Nelson was awarded the IBM NBA Coach of the Year, becoming the first coach in NBA history to win the honor three times. His Warriors recorded a 55-27 record, their second-best in the history of the franchise.
Nelson previously won the Coach of the Year award with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1983 and 1985, his first stop as head coach after leaving the Celtics as a player.
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