Every Boston Celtics Hall of Famer

🏀 The 2027 NBA All-Star Game

Sunday, February 21, 2027 at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. All-Star Weekend runs February 19-21, with the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday and All-Star Saturday Night featuring the skills competitions. It is the fourth time Phoenix has hosted NBA All-Star and the first since 2009.

Few franchises in sports history carry a legacy as rich and as beloved as the Boston Celtics. From the parquet floor of the old Garden to the banners hanging in the rafters, these Hall of Famers are the reason Celtics pride runs so deep.

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Bill Russell: Inducted 1975

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975, Bill Russell was the beating heart of the Celtics dynasty. He anchored Boston's legendary championship runs and redefined what it meant to win with intelligence, toughness, and an unmatched competitive spirit. No name is more synonymous with Celtic green than his.

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Larry Bird: Inducted 1998

Larry Bird arrived in Boston and turned the Garden into one of the loudest, proudest places in basketball, helping restore the Celtics to championship glory. Inducted in 1998, he was celebrated as one of the greatest forwards and fiercest competitors the game has ever seen. Every Celtics fan cave deserves at least one reminder of the magic he brought to the parquet.

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Paul Pierce: Inducted 2021

Paul Pierce spent the heart of his career in Boston, earning his place among the all-time Celtics greats and cementing his legacy with a championship. Inducted in 2021, he carried the franchise through lean years and triumphant ones with equal pride and passion. The Truth, as he was known, was as authentic a Celtic as the game has ever produced.

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Kevin Garnett: Inducted 2020

Though Kevin Garnett is most associated with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he built his Hall of Fame case over more than a decade, his time in Boston was unforgettable. Inducted in 2020, he brought ferocious energy and championship hunger to the Celtics, helping deliver a title and electrifying an entire city. His intensity on that parquet floor left a mark that Boston fans still talk about with real affection.

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Every Boston Celtics Hall of Famer

Every Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member who had a real playing stint with the Boston Celtics, ordered by their tenure with the franchise.

Player Years with Boston Celtics Inducted Primary Team
F/C 1950–1956 1960 Boston Celtics
Andy Phillip 1956–1958 1961 Boston Celtics
Bob Cousy 1950–1963 1971 Boston Celtics
Bill Russell 1956–1969 1975 Boston Celtics
Bill Sharman 1951–1961 1976 Boston Celtics
G/F 1954–1964 1982 Boston Celtics
John Havlicek 1962–1978 1984 Boston Celtics
Tom Heinsohn 1956–1965 1986 Boston Celtics
K. C. Jones 1958–1967 1989 Boston Celtics
Larry Bird 1979–1992 1998 Boston Celtics
Kevin McHale 1980–1993 1999 Boston Celtics
Robert Parish 1980–1994 2003 Boston Celtics
Dennis Johnson 1983–1990 2010 Boston Celtics
Jo Jo White 1969–1979 2015 Boston Celtics
Chuck Cooper 1950–1954 2019 Boston Celtics
Paul Pierce 1998–2013 2021 Boston Celtics
Dino Rađa — — Boston Celtics
Frank Ramsey — — Boston Celtics
Sam Jones — — Boston Celtics
Bob Houbregs 1954 1987 Detroit Pistons
Pete Maravich 1980 1987 Utah Jazz
Clyde Lovellette 1962–1964 1988 Atlanta Hawks
Dave Bing 1977–1978 1990 Detroit Pistons
Nate Archibald 1978–1983 1991 Sacramento Kings
Bill Walton 1985–1988 1993 LA Clippers
Bailey Howell 1966–1970 1997 Detroit Pistons
Arnie Risen 1955–1958 1998 Sacramento Kings
Bob McAdoo 1979 2000 LA Clippers
Dominique Wilkins 1994–1995 2006 Atlanta Hawks
Artis Gilmore 1988 2011 Chicago Bulls
Gary Payton 2004–2005 2013 Miami Heat
Shaquille O'Neal 2010–2011 2016 Los Angeles Lakers
Charlie Scott 1975–1977 2018 Phoenix Suns
Ray Allen 2007–2012 2018 Milwaukee Bucks
Carl Braun 1961–1962 2019 New York Knicks
Paul Westphal 1972–1975 2019 Phoenix Suns
Kevin Garnett 2007–2013 2020 Minnesota Timberwolves
Chauncey Billups 1997–1998 2024 Detroit Pistons
Dave Cowens — — Milwaukee Bucks
Ed Macauley — — Atlanta Hawks

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