10 Greatest Players in Boston Celtics Franchise History

#6 Robert Parish (1980 to 1994)

Robert Parish spent an astounding 21 years in the NBA...

"The Chief" Robert Parish had a lengthy 21-year NBA career, but he was best known for the 14 seasons he spent with the Boston Celtics from 1980 to 1994. He was part of the three NBA Championships that the Celtics won in the 1980's and added one more with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in 1997.

Parish was known for his high-arcing jump shot and ability to be a force with his post defense. He was an NBA All-Star a total of 9 times, including six years in a row from 1981 to 1987. His trademark number 00 was also retired by the Celtics.

As I mentioned, he was a force with his post defense and he ranks first all-time among all Celtics in blocked shots with 1703 and second all-time in rebounds with 11051, only trailing the great Bill Russell.

For his career, Parish amassed 2361 blocks; which ranks him 11th all-time in the NBA.

Parish got it done on the offensive side of the ball as well, and he ranks 4th all-time in scoring for Boston with a total of 18,245 points. For his career, he scored 23,334; which ranks 32nd all