Following a forgettable 1998-99 season, Coach and Team President Rick Pitino continued to tinker with the team during the 1999-2000 campaign. He traded leading scorer Ron Mercer and two others to the Denver Nuggets for former college star Danny Fortson and Eric Williams, whom Pitino had previously traded away in 1997. Despite Fortson missing the […]

Due to a lockout, Celtics fans waited until February for the 1998-99 season to start. While the team had a rough campaign, as demonstrated by a 19-31 record, there were some silver linings. Rookie Paul Pierce joined a young core with Ron Mercer, Antoine Walker and Vitaly Potapenko along with veteran point guard Kenny Anderson. […]

The Celtics hoped to turn the page on a rough end to the 1990s with high hopes in the new century behind young stars Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce. While looking forward, the 1999-2000 team yearbook also looked back by listing team records, Hall-of-Famers and an essay on team patriarch Red Auerbach in honor of […]