@@GeltChad By that logic Tatum should be a Laker right now. Thank every god that isn’t the case. Do you actually believe that comment you posted? Or did it just sound cool to you in your head before you typed it out?
@@tim.noonani mean i definitely dont think the notion is lost on tatum. he is obsessed with kobe i noticed in the playoffs (?) he went out of his way to wear the retro 3 tone black white green lucky logo shirt which is 100% an homage to that famous photo of kobes pre draft workout in boston. but of course the dude will probably not pay for another meal in new england as long as he lives. lakers took lonzo ball over tatum I think he knows thats unforgivable.
@@MangoTroubles-007I would agree only because Celtics championships were mainly built for with in. The Lakers won by being a great destination spot. But what’s funny it’s I’ve always wanted to write a book about how some great college and professional coaches became legendary just by bringing in black players 1st. Red, Branch Rickie, that Utep & Don Haskins.
I'm a Laker fan but I'm a tremendous respect for the Celtics. There's no team like the Boston Celtics without Red Auerbach. He is the reason why the Celtics became a storied franchise.
single handedly not only building the Celtics but also the NBA culture it self. he might be one of if not THE most influental person in BAA-NBA history
Red Auerbach is the greatest basketball mind in the history of the game, and it's not particularly close. He had probably the best eye for talent of any executive in any sport ever, consistently robbed other teams blind in trades, and his ability to orchestrate every aspect of the game on and off the court is unmatched to this day
Brad Steven’s reminds me of Red and his ability to talk circles around teams to get the players he wanted. That’s why the squad we have now is amazing, all thanks to brads genius
To think the Celtics got Bill Russell cos another team didn’t want a black man. The Celtics deserved their success for ushering in an integrated league.
And for Ice Capades tickets! Imagine if it was so simple these days. "Hey Toronto, we want Cooper Flag and we're prepared to give you tickets to Broadway and a 12 month Disney+ subscription"
@@HorizonOfHopeNah the tickets were to make sure the team with the first pick didn't pick Russell, because they were going to pick him. The Atlanta Hawks owner was the p.o.s. for trading their second pick because of how Russell looked, the first pick team was just silly for trading tickets to allow Red to grab Russell at #2 lol..
Len Bias, he was Lebron before Lebron become a thing, still a baby. Muscular, freak SF that can go toe to toe with MJ. Imagine their rivalry and US Dream Team if Len never touch that coke.
Finally a video about Auerbach! This man is part of the foundation of basketball and does not get enough credit for what he did. Every basketball fan should know this mans name.
I believe its Jerry West... Red is a close second... Solely bc Jerry played the game and was a monster at it, then he became an excellent executive... Jerry West deserves to be the logo... he is the embodiment of the NBA in its entirety
14:25 If I had a nickel for every time the Celtics traded the #1 pick for the #3 pick and ended up finessing two franchise players from the deal, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice…
If the Celtics were able to get wilt chamberlain and bill Russell together as a team they would have a bigger history than what we see today from Celtics culture.
Bigger history, sure, but I don't think Wilt would've fit in the Celtics culture. Especially early on in his career, Wilt put up crazy numbers but could never bring his team all the way, which is the complete opposite from the mentality Red was fostering in Boston. It was only after Wilt started sacrificing his own individual numbers that he finally won a championship, so it's only then that he might have been a good fit.
i nickname myself after this legendary Celtics legends i used to be Boston Celtics fan since i was kid and my first team nba 2k before i move being blazers fans and bulls fans 💚🤍🍀🏀
The greatest tragedy in his life was Len Bias. He got everything exactly right to get him after winning a championship. Imagine Bias and Bird on the same team, that would have been iconic. It took Boston 22 years to win another title.
Larry has said in interviews that if Bias had lived he would have retired in either 87 or 88. He said that is how bad my back was hurting. He only played until 92 out of the duty he felt to keep going after losing Len. To think we have guys playing today Like Joel Imbiid who is making 53 million dollars to sit around because he doesn't want to get hurt. Larry make 25 mill his entire career and he gutted out the last 4 years wearing a back brace every day just to play....He made half in his career of what Imbeed is making this year alone
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Bill should be more well known for breaking the color barrier on the same level as Jackie Robinson. Jackie gets all the credit and rightly so, along with the ownership. But Red and Bill did the same thing with the NBA and went on to greater success overall.
A lot has to do with the popularity of baseball at that time compared to the popularity of the NBA at Red’s time. Baseball was bigger than football is now while basketball in the 60s was really just starting and peoples fandoms weren’t as entrenched as they are now with the teams being so relatively new
The Boston Celtics was founded in 1946 and are commonly regarded as the most successful team in NBA history, with only its western rival the L.A Lakers up there. The Celtics hold the records for most NBA championships won, with 18 titles (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 and 2024) including 8 straight title reign of the 60's is safely IMPOSSIBLE to best in the modern NBA + 11 NBA Eastern Finalists. Celtics have most recorded wins of any NBA franchise! Two eras that are defined by Celtics with the 1958-1969 era of Bill Russell & Sam Jones and the 1979-1992 era of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale & Robert Parish still are well spoken of till this day. The franchise have over its lifetime also honored most players by having officaly retired 23 player numbers; 00 - Robert Parish 1 - Walter Brown 2 - Arnold Auerbach 3 - Dennis Johnson 5 - Kevin Garnett 6 - Bill Russell 10 - Joseph White 14 - Robert Cousy 15 - Thomas Hensohn 16 - Thomas "Satch" Sanders 17 - John Havlicek 18 - David Cowens 19 - Donald Nelson 21 - William Sharman 22 - Charles Macauley 23 - Frank Ramsey Jr. 24 - Samuel Jones 25 - K.C Jones 31 - Cedrick Maxwell 32 - Kevin McHale 33 - Larry Bird 34 - Paul Pierce 35 - Reginald C. Louis Since 1947, the Celtics have only missed the NBA play-offs 17 times, with there most noticble down-era being between 1996-2001 where they had 6 straight years of play-off drought.
They wouldn't be bad enough with Kobe to get Pierce. Kobe's early stats are so low because he's playing behind an all star. Kobe wouldn't have AI's level of impact on the Celtics, but he'd do enough to put them out of Pierce's pick range.
The game changes and coaches can't cope with the changes but to think this guy could understand the game and the talents 40 years later is insane. Literally a one of a kind mind in the sport
Red Auerbach was the Boston Celtics and more. He was one of the three or four most influential personalities in the whole game. If it wasn't enough that he won a record 16 championships, he re-invented the game in every way until Sunday. He also mentored and raised up a bunch of coaches and GMs who had great careers, won championships, and raised up more coaches and GMs. And, if it weren't for a couple of mishaps, he would have won MORE championships.
So true ...loved this, needed this ... When I say Red then Pat Riley spell out the marrow of the NBA, Young people look at me like I ordered escargot ... I'm one of those who dreams of living in every era except this one
Funny how weak and insulting other GM were in the early 50'-70's. Most of that is due to racism of African American playing in a professional basketball franchise. I mistook you for granted Red, now I see your part of the story of Celtics
A co-worker of mine said he was a Celtics fan - he knew names of a few stars from Boston, but didn't know the name Red Auerbach. I told him to look up that name, emphasizing that Auerbach IS the Celtics.
Damn thats funny how Ainge did the same thing with trading the #1 pick to the 76ers for the #3, know they'd pick Fultz, and the Celtics grabbed Tatum and got other picks from 76ers.. Ainge was taking Tatum no matter what, but capitalized on everyone being hyped on Fultz.. Which kinda sucks for Tatum, because he's obviously the #1 pick from that draft and his salary would of been higher, let alone forever being known as the #1 pick...
When he lit that cigar, it meant the game was over. Not as many colorful players today. Boston even had a "muscle man" - Jungle Jim Loscutoff. Get physical with Boston and "Jungle Jim" got physical with you. Bob Cousy changed the game. Boston Celtics were my favorite team for years. Gave my granddaughter an old Celtic jacket. When she told me what it was worth I about fell over.
I had been crunching scenarios and considered... What if Len Bias actually lived? Long story short, Bias would emerge as Jordan's main individual rival. More importantly, the Celtics win maybe four more championships. But the rest of the league takes action to compete with the Celtics, especially the Lakers and Bulls, both of whom win chips in the 90s. It's a clash of the titans that captivates greater fame and following for the whole NBA, fuelling them with greater revenues. By the time Bias retires in around 2000, the Celtics will have missed out on drafting Walker or Pierce. Instead, they wind up with a higher draft pick in 2003, and a shot to get Kaman, Wade, Bosh, Anthony, or... James. Depending on what they do from thenceforth, they might win a championship before 2010, and I wouldn't count them out. (And this scenario happens without Reggie Lewis). Speaking of which, what if Reggie Lewis lived? This is where things get dicey. Even with Lewis, the Celtics need a few things to go right to win a chip. By the mid 90s, the team's core was retiring. Their best bet is that Lewis and Radja pair up, give them a duo to build around, and just maybe, they win one in 1994. But it won't be the same realignment of the entire NBA that Bias would have triggered. And lastly, what if they did draft Kobe Bryant? Well this one is also no guarantee. For starters, they would need to hire a coach who could teach Bryant the Celtic way, to let go of self and become part of the team. Maybe if they hired Don Nelson? And they still need to draft the right players to come around Bryant. Plus, I highly doubt they ever sign Shaquille O'Neal in free agency. One thing for sure, it's not the Lakers winning three championships in the early 2000s (although they might win one with Divac and O'Neal).
The greatest coach and gm ever and friend to bill russell who career would not had been as successful if it wasn't for red (not saying russell wouldn't had a great career) but without red he wouldn't had won 11 titles without him and his guidance, a jew who understood russell and his beliefs and told him them that, he was important to the team and everybody else was. Also let's give walter brown credit to, because he let red do his thing, the man got cousy and traded chuck share a 6'11 center (now you would think someone that tall would dominate the game of basketball with ease, according to the casual or intelligent nba and basketball fan...nah, walter dukes didn't dominate also and he was 7 foot and ray felix didn't dominate as well when he was in the league with russell, now imagine if bill spivey was in the nba and sherman white) and got russell
I just posted a poll blog on Hardwood Amino about Kobe going to the Celtics and yeah it would've been nice to see him in that Celtic green but they missed out and settled with shot chucking prowess Antoine Walker instead.
The Brian Clough of Basketball. Keep it simple, play to your strengths, work hard and if you work hard you will play well and if you play well you will enjoy it.
Shows you the difference one man who knows basketball can make - while I do love ML Carr, he would not have been my choice to run the key decisions in the 90s.
The fact he told them to draft Kobe is crazy dude really had one of if not the greatest eye for talent in the history of sports
It was a cannon event😂😂😂😂
Red and Jerry West were truly masters of the game, their eye for how to build championship teams are unparallelled
Just imagine if that event happened in another universe.
Oh my god would've had 20 rings by now if he did that. Oh well, rivalries are good for history and it lead to lots of awesome games.
also red hired and trained his assitant gm and successor Jan Volk if you want good red stories i suggest listening to him speak
Kobe to the Celtics. Greatest WHAT IF's in NBA history.
Easiest way to get Tatum
@@GeltChad By that logic Tatum should be a Laker right now. Thank every god that isn’t the case.
Do you actually believe that comment you posted? Or did it just sound cool to you in your head before you typed it out?
@@tim.noonani mean i definitely dont think the notion is lost on tatum. he is obsessed with kobe i noticed in the playoffs (?) he went out of his way to wear the retro 3 tone black white green lucky logo shirt which is 100% an homage to that famous photo of kobes pre draft workout in boston. but of course the dude will probably not pay for another meal in new england as long as he lives. lakers took lonzo ball over tatum I think he knows thats unforgivable.
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Kobe and Paul Pierce would be nice!
Celtics are by far one of the best sporting franchises of all time and it’s cool to see who built this amazing team, great vid
@@MangoTroubles-007I would agree only because Celtics championships were mainly built for with in. The Lakers won by being a great destination spot. But what’s funny it’s I’ve always wanted to write a book about how some great college and professional coaches became legendary just by bringing in black players 1st. Red, Branch Rickie, that Utep & Don Haskins.
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Bill Russell built the Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach is one of the most important figures in basketball history. Glad he's getting the respect he deserves
not just in basketball but in sports overall
@cb01237 you're not wrong
He was the first to introduce soccer team playing mentality and train8ng in basket
I'm a Laker fan but I'm a tremendous respect for the Celtics. There's no team like the Boston Celtics without Red Auerbach. He is the reason why the Celtics became a storied franchise.
Preciate you and your franchise. Rip kobe legend 💜💛
Haha, yeah. I'm personally as anti-Boston as they come, except I cannot help respecting the Celtics and Red Auerbach.
single handedly not only building the Celtics but also the NBA culture it self. he might be one of if not THE most influental person in BAA-NBA history
No one is more so. Red built or at least influenced the league, probably more than anyone.
Red Auerbach is the greatest basketball mind in the history of the game, and it's not particularly close. He had probably the best eye for talent of any executive in any sport ever, consistently robbed other teams blind in trades, and his ability to orchestrate every aspect of the game on and off the court is unmatched to this day
Brad Steven’s reminds me of Red and his ability to talk circles around teams to get the players he wanted. That’s why the squad we have now is amazing, all thanks to brads genius
To think the Celtics got Bill Russell cos another team didn’t want a black man. The Celtics deserved their success for ushering in an integrated league.
And for Ice Capades tickets! Imagine if it was so simple these days.
"Hey Toronto, we want Cooper Flag and we're prepared to give you tickets to Broadway and a 12 month Disney+ subscription"
@@rim7115 If anything, that undersells it, since Russell was a star prospect. It'd be more like the Spurs agreeing to swap Wemby.
@@HorizonOfHopeNah the tickets were to make sure the team with the first pick didn't pick Russell, because they were going to pick him. The Atlanta Hawks owner was the p.o.s. for trading their second pick because of how Russell looked, the first pick team was just silly for trading tickets to allow Red to grab Russell at #2 lol..
16 championships in a 30 year span 1956-1986 greatest team builder ever RIP Red
A true Boston sports legend.
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What an unbelievable career. If Lenny bias had lived, and if they have gotten Kobe… The Celtics would have another 10 rings.
Len Bias... my heart bleed again... with Reggie Lewis we would have many more Championship trophy...what a tragic destiny 😢
I don't really like a team specifically, but I like basketball and many players that are involved with it. RIP to Bias, Kobe, Red and Bill Russell.
Len Bias, he was Lebron before Lebron become a thing, still a baby. Muscular, freak SF that can go toe to toe with MJ. Imagine their rivalry and US Dream Team if Len never touch that coke.
Greatest Coach of All Time, R.I.P 🕊️ Fly High Red
Finally a video about Auerbach! This man is part of the foundation of basketball and does not get enough credit for what he did. Every basketball fan should know this mans name.
red auerbach might be the greatest basketball figure in the nba
I say it is a three way tie with Russell and Jerry west.
@@stingrey1571Russell learned so much from Red though
@@stingrey1571 i would argue george mikan as well partially, but auerbach still had some insane impact
Jerry
I believe its Jerry West... Red is a close second... Solely bc Jerry played the game and was a monster at it, then he became an excellent executive... Jerry West deserves to be the logo... he is the embodiment of the NBA in its entirety
He had a eye for talent. A rare gift.
That last part damn near got me In tears about Kobe.
I love the Celtics from its logo to its history❤
14:25 If I had a nickel for every time the Celtics traded the #1 pick for the #3 pick and ended up finessing two franchise players from the deal, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice…
Rip Len bias and reggie lewis 🙏
And Red himself
It's crazy that they lost two absolute phenoms like those two guys, and still did what they did.
@@harborwolf22 they would’ve dominated the 90s
@@primetimemiles15 it's like the mafia didn't want celtics do dominate again.
@@tee_swag Even David Stern refused to relief the Celtics with their cap space after Reggie Lewis died.
Auerbachs mentality when it came to valuing the 6th man and role player archetype has still translated to the Celtics winning formula to this day
If the Celtics were able to get wilt chamberlain and bill Russell together as a team they would have a bigger history than what we see today from Celtics culture.
Bigger history, sure, but I don't think Wilt would've fit in the Celtics culture. Especially early on in his career, Wilt put up crazy numbers but could never bring his team all the way, which is the complete opposite from the mentality Red was fostering in Boston. It was only after Wilt started sacrificing his own individual numbers that he finally won a championship, so it's only then that he might have been a good fit.
Red is a legend.
i nickname myself after this legendary Celtics legends i used to be Boston Celtics fan since i was kid and my first team nba 2k before i move being blazers fans and bulls fans 💚🤍🍀🏀
I can't wait for the Celtics documentary next year on HBO.
Boston, Coach Red & Bill deserve a netflix series.
Awesome video guys. I don't know how yall even got some of that footage 🤯
The greatest tragedy in his life was Len Bias. He got everything exactly right to get him after winning a championship. Imagine Bias and Bird on the same team, that would have been iconic. It took Boston 22 years to win another title.
Larry has said in interviews that if Bias had lived he would have retired in either 87 or 88. He said that is how bad my back was hurting. He only played until 92 out of the duty he felt to keep going after losing Len. To think we have guys playing today Like Joel Imbiid who is making 53 million dollars to sit around because he doesn't want to get hurt. Larry make 25 mill his entire career and he gutted out the last 4 years wearing a back brace every day just to play....He made half in his career of what Imbeed is making this year alone
Dam this dude is the goat fr
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Bill should be more well known for breaking the color barrier on the same level as Jackie Robinson. Jackie gets all the credit and rightly so, along with the ownership. But Red and Bill did the same thing with the NBA and went on to greater success overall.
A lot has to do with the popularity of baseball at that time compared to the popularity of the NBA at Red’s time. Baseball was bigger than football is now while basketball in the 60s was really just starting and peoples fandoms weren’t as entrenched as they are now with the teams being so relatively new
I still find it crazy and 11 of the 16 rings he won was with Bill Russell both men legends
Thx for creating & sharing !!
I got chills at the end about Kobe! Great video
DAMN. The Management listened to him when he suggested to choose Kobe. wew. One of the biggest what if in my point of view.
The Boston Celtics was founded in 1946 and are commonly regarded as the most successful team in NBA history, with only its western rival the L.A Lakers up there.
The Celtics hold the records for most NBA championships won, with 18 titles (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 and 2024) including 8 straight title reign of the 60's is safely IMPOSSIBLE to best in the modern NBA + 11 NBA Eastern Finalists. Celtics have most recorded wins of any NBA franchise!
Two eras that are defined by Celtics with the 1958-1969 era of Bill Russell & Sam Jones and the 1979-1992 era of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale & Robert Parish still are well spoken of till this day.
The franchise have over its lifetime also honored most players by having officaly retired 23 player numbers;
00 - Robert Parish
1 - Walter Brown
2 - Arnold Auerbach
3 - Dennis Johnson
5 - Kevin Garnett
6 - Bill Russell
10 - Joseph White
14 - Robert Cousy
15 - Thomas Hensohn
16 - Thomas "Satch" Sanders
17 - John Havlicek
18 - David Cowens
19 - Donald Nelson
21 - William Sharman
22 - Charles Macauley
23 - Frank Ramsey Jr.
24 - Samuel Jones
25 - K.C Jones
31 - Cedrick Maxwell
32 - Kevin McHale
33 - Larry Bird
34 - Paul Pierce
35 - Reginald C. Louis
Since 1947, the Celtics have only missed the NBA play-offs 17 times, with there most noticble down-era being between 1996-2001 where they had 6 straight years of play-off drought.
The fact that the Celtics dont have Russell, Bird, and Red statues outside the arena is crazy, especially with how many the Lakers have
fantastic work with adding real footage
Red's famous quote: "it is not about the five players who start the game it was about five who were in the game at the end".
This was a WELL done video. Fantastic
Best sports channel easily! Keep grinding bro
Damn, we could of had Kobe and Pierce on the same team, missed opportunity. Glad Danny Ainge fixed it with the drafting of Brown and Tatum.
They wouldn't of been on the same team kobe drafted in 96, pierce 99
They wouldn't be bad enough with Kobe to get Pierce. Kobe's early stats are so low because he's playing behind an all star. Kobe wouldn't have AI's level of impact on the Celtics, but he'd do enough to put them out of Pierce's pick range.
Growing in Boston,
Red Auerbach was a legend in Boston,
A visionary, one of them men that was here before his time !!!
RIP RED AUERBACH
Red Auerbach is one of my idols. As a Celtic fan, he made it all happen.
FATHER of Boston BASKETBALL 🏀
Joe Mazzulla does a great job instilling the values and work ethic of Red in these current Celtics players
Jujitsu Joe
Joe is going to go down as one of the best coaches we’ve ever had in Boston.
The game changes and coaches can't cope with the changes but to think this guy could understand the game and the talents 40 years later is insane. Literally a one of a kind mind in the sport
Imagine passing on one of the greatest players in nba history for a fucking ice show
That is the difference between someone with a vision and has so much passion for the game and a casual who is in it for personal gain.
Amazing videos keep it up nonstop
Great video man
thank you for listening to us and not using AI images anymore, we really do appreciate your quality content.
Red Auerbach was the Boston Celtics and more. He was one of the three or four most influential personalities in the whole game. If it wasn't enough that he won a record 16 championships, he re-invented the game in every way until Sunday. He also mentored and raised up a bunch of coaches and GMs who had great careers, won championships, and raised up more coaches and GMs.
And, if it weren't for a couple of mishaps, he would have won MORE championships.
You come to Boston to WIN! Belichick made a nice run! We are currently auditioning for new coaches around here!
the ultimate basketball Daddy
the crazy part for Red is that if Len Bias and Reggie Lewis don't die, his run of winning with the Celtics extends through the 90s
Arnold "Red" Auerbach is a legend R.I.P.
Rest In Piece Cigar Legend .
Red Auerbach .
Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce would've been an amazing tandem.
So true ...loved this, needed this ... When I say Red then Pat Riley spell out the marrow of the NBA, Young people look at me like I ordered escargot ... I'm one of those who dreams of living in every era except this one
len bias with larry bird wouldve been crazy
Above all, I love Red's larger than life personality.
What a badass!
Red Auberbach is really special
I love yalls content
Funny how weak and insulting other GM were in the early 50'-70's. Most of that is due to racism of African American playing in a professional basketball franchise. I mistook you for granted Red, now I see your part of the story of Celtics
A co-worker of mine said he was a Celtics fan - he knew names of a few stars from Boston, but didn't know the name Red Auerbach. I told him to look up that name, emphasizing that Auerbach IS the Celtics.
THE GOAT HAS UPLOADED AGAIN🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
I know right
My man have Eye of Champions😮
Celtic I hope they can repeat this year that will make it 19.
He needs a movie
Man. Bias still hurts. Almost 40 years and it still hurts.
Red Auerbach was a boss.
Damn thats funny how Ainge did the same thing with trading the #1 pick to the 76ers for the #3, know they'd pick Fultz, and the Celtics grabbed Tatum and got other picks from 76ers.. Ainge was taking Tatum no matter what, but capitalized on everyone being hyped on Fultz.. Which kinda sucks for Tatum, because he's obviously the #1 pick from that draft and his salary would of been higher, let alone forever being known as the #1 pick...
When he lit that cigar, it meant the game was over. Not as many colorful players today. Boston even had a "muscle man" - Jungle Jim Loscutoff. Get physical with Boston and "Jungle Jim" got physical with you. Bob Cousy changed the game. Boston Celtics were my favorite team for years. Gave my granddaughter an old Celtic jacket. When she told me what it was worth I about fell over.
Dude was a g fr. Finessing the league out of all of the best players and knocking out racists .
Make a Video of "How Good was Alonzo Mourning Actually"
He definitely a legend Boston just won the championship
The fact the bro has more rings than fingers like bill russell is hilarious 😂
September 20th, we share the same bday💯
Has Mikan got a video yet
If so pls do one because I feel like Mikan is often forgotten
Imagine Len Bias and Reggie Lewis into the late 90s/early 00's passing the torch to Kobe?
I had been crunching scenarios and considered...
What if Len Bias actually lived?
Long story short, Bias would emerge as Jordan's main individual rival. More importantly, the Celtics win maybe four more championships. But the rest of the league takes action to compete with the Celtics, especially the Lakers and Bulls, both of whom win chips in the 90s. It's a clash of the titans that captivates greater fame and following for the whole NBA, fuelling them with greater revenues.
By the time Bias retires in around 2000, the Celtics will have missed out on drafting Walker or Pierce. Instead, they wind up with a higher draft pick in 2003, and a shot to get Kaman, Wade, Bosh, Anthony, or... James. Depending on what they do from thenceforth, they might win a championship before 2010, and I wouldn't count them out.
(And this scenario happens without Reggie Lewis).
Speaking of which, what if Reggie Lewis lived?
This is where things get dicey. Even with Lewis, the Celtics need a few things to go right to win a chip. By the mid 90s, the team's core was retiring. Their best bet is that Lewis and Radja pair up, give them a duo to build around, and just maybe, they win one in 1994. But it won't be the same realignment of the entire NBA that Bias would have triggered.
And lastly, what if they did draft Kobe Bryant?
Well this one is also no guarantee. For starters, they would need to hire a coach who could teach Bryant the Celtic way, to let go of self and become part of the team. Maybe if they hired Don Nelson? And they still need to draft the right players to come around Bryant. Plus, I highly doubt they ever sign Shaquille O'Neal in free agency. One thing for sure, it's not the Lakers winning three championships in the early 2000s (although they might win one with Divac and O'Neal).
1:27 hockey team mentioned
Bro created a fucking legacy out of cigars he’s GOATED❤
My friends and I personally got yelled at by a gruff Red at the old Boston Garden. We were thrilled, not kidding!
You are right red red was great and second to read is Johnny most
The greatest coach and gm ever and friend to bill russell who career would not had been as successful if it wasn't for red (not saying russell wouldn't had a great career) but without red he wouldn't had won 11 titles without him and his guidance, a jew who understood russell and his beliefs and told him them that, he was important to the team and everybody else was. Also let's give walter brown credit to, because he let red do his thing, the man got cousy and traded chuck share a 6'11 center (now you would think someone that tall would dominate the game of basketball with ease, according to the casual or intelligent nba and basketball fan...nah, walter dukes didn't dominate also and he was 7 foot and ray felix didn't dominate as well when he was in the league with russell, now imagine if bill spivey was in the nba and sherman white) and got russell
Nice video 😊
The NFL had Paul Brown, and y'all know I don't have to complete this sentence.
He also has a lot of overlap with Bill Belichick it seems.
I just posted a poll blog on Hardwood Amino about Kobe going to the Celtics and yeah it would've been nice to see him in that Celtic green but they missed out and settled with shot chucking prowess Antoine Walker instead.
@nonstop when are you posting the video of the best players of the 2024 playoffs
As a Bostonian, it's crazy to me that the Hawks could've had those 11 rings
guy should get a biopic. Would be interesting
“Bird and Magic saved the NBA”, nah red did
The Abraham Lincoln of basketball😅
Red Auerbach Is The Greatest Head Coach Of All Time
The Brian Clough of Basketball. Keep it simple, play to your strengths, work hard and if you work hard you will play well and if you play well you will enjoy it.
The OG Dark Lord of the NBA
1:52 “and I took that personally” - Probably Red Auerbach
Shows you the difference one man who knows basketball can make - while I do love ML Carr, he would not have been my choice to run the key decisions in the 90s.
R.I.P to Kobe and Bias