What was ray allens number on the celtics

If those numbers don't demand a jersey retirement, good luck finding any that do. Kevin Garnett dominated the NBA in impossible fashion. He was the first preps-to-pros leaper in nearly two decades, paving a path for young phenoms behind him. He entered as a small forward and eventually shifted all the way to center, evolving both the frontcourt positions and the sport itself as a mobile, athletic and skilled big man.

He made the Minnesota Timberwolves relevant, carrying a franchise that topped out at 29 wins before his arrival to the conference finals.

As a testament to his transformative versatility, he walked away as the NBA's only player ever to top 25, points, 14, rebounds, 5, assists, 2, blocks and 1, steals. Garnett sits atop virtually every career counting category in Minnesota's franchise history. He paced the champion Celtics in win shares Paul Pierce has said the Celtics will "without a doubt" retire Garnett's No.

Grant Hill can't make the longevity argument for the Detroit Pistons to retire his duds, as he spent only six seasons in the Motor City. But shifting the conversation from quantity to quality makes this a no-brainer. Because foot, ankle and knee injuries knocked Hill's career off course, casual NBA fans may have forgotten how formidable he was in his prime. Pistons diehards remember, though.

He grabbed co-Rookie of the Year honors out of the gate with Jason Kidd after averaging Only one rookie has ever matched that line: Michael Jordan. Hill kept climbing from there.

His six-year averages there landed at He averaged at least 20 points, six assists and six rebounds four different times, tying him for the fourth-most such seasons in league history. Plus, it isn't as though he only had a cup of coffee in Detroit. He played games for the Pistons, or only 47 fewer than Chauncey Billups, who had his jersey retired in Tracy McGrady was ruthless.

The team grew one year older and needed to change the way they play. Ainge proposed a two-year, million-U. Coach Doc Rivers wanted Allen to start off the bench. The conflict between Allen and Rajon Rondo was basically public. In the end, Allen decided to leave Boston and joined Miami, the team that just knocked Boston out in the playoffs several months earlier. Boston's key players, including Pierce and Garnett, said in public that they were no longer friends with Allen.

In the following season, the Celtics lost to the New York Knicks in the playoffs. However, Allen's No. Gordon Hayward put it on when he arrived at the TD Garden in summer. Only the No. But 20 is obviously a familiar number for Boston. In the last decade, three different Celtics have worn that jersey. Most notably, Ray Allen wore that number during his time with the Celtics. The key figure in the Big 3 era averaged Since then, two other players have worn