10 Greatest Players in Boston Celtics Franchise History

#2 John Havlicek (1962 to 1978)

John Havlicek was a dominant scorer for the better part of two decades...

Widely considered as one of the best players ever in the NBA, John Havlicek won eight NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics including four in his first four years. His entire 16-year career was with Boston where he was a 13-time NBA All-Star.

Havlicek is the Celtic's all-time points scorer with a total of 26,395. That total ranks 19th all-time in the NBA, oddly enough in between former Celtics Paul Pierce (18th) and Kevin Garnett (20th).

Havlicek was a 6-foot-5 guard, but that didn't stop him from pulling down rebounds where he ranks 5th all-time among all Celtics players with a total of 8007. He also excelled in passing the ball where he ranks 2nd all-time in Boston with 6114 assists; which only trails Bob Cousy.

As customary with everyone else on this list, Havlicek's 17 hangs in the rafters of the TD Garden in Boston, as well as his number 5 with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The man who you will see next at the top of this list called Havlicek "the best all-around player I ever saw."