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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 12

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 34 players who wore No. 12 over the years as of September 2023.

1946-50 - Art Spector - forward

1950-54 - Bob Donham - guard

(AP Photo/MZ)
(AP Photo/MZ)

1954-57 - Togo Palazzi - wing

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(AP Photo/TF)

1963 - Dan Swartz - forward

1963-66 - Willie Naulls - forward

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Courtesy fo Bryna Johnson

1966-67 - Ron Watts - forward

1968 - Tom Thacker - guard

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Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports

1969--76, 1980 - Don Chaney - guard

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Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

1977-78 - Sidney Wicks - forward

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(AP Photo)

1986-88 - Jerry Sichting - guard

(AP Photo/David M Tenenbaum)
(AP Photo/David M Tenenbaum)

1989 - Otis Birdsong - guard

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

1991 - A.J. Wynder - guard

1992 - Kevin Pritchard - guard

1993 - Bart Kofoed - guard

1994 - Chris Corchiani - guard

1994-95 - Dominique Wilkins - forward

Dominique Wilkins
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1998-99 - Bruce Bowen - forward

2000-01 - Chris Herren - goard

(AP Photo/Angela Rowlings)
(AP Photo/Angela Rowlings)

2003 - Bimbo Coles - guard

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

2003-06 - Ricky Davis - wing

(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

2006-07 - Allan Ray - guard

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

2009-10 - Henry Walker - wing

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Jim O’Connor-USA TODAY Sports

2010 - Marcus Landry - forward

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

2010-11 - Von Wafer- wing

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Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

2011-12 - JaJuan Johnson - forward

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Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports

2012-13 - Leandro Barbosa - guard

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Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

2013 - D.J. White - forward

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Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

2013-14 - MarShon Brooks - guard

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(Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

2014 - Chris Johnson - forward

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Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

2014 - Dwight Powell - center

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David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

2014-15 - Brandan Wright - forward

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Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports

2015 - Tayshaun Prince - forward

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Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

2015-19 - Terry Rozier - guard

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

2019-23 - Grant Williams - forward

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David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

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Story originally appeared on Celtics Wire