Over the upcoming weeks here at BSJ, we will be shining a microscope on one of the most tumultuous eras in Celtics history: Rick Pitino’s tenure as coach and team president.
You can check out the first four entries of the series here that chronicles Pitino’s first offseason, first big trade of Chris Mills, why the Chauncey Billups trade was even worse than you remember, and Why the Antoine Walker extension changed everything Next up: Pitino identifies his center of the future: Vitaly Potapenko
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The Setup
1999 lockout season (50 games): Year 2 of the Pitino era
Paul
Pierce
Kenny
Anderson
Antoine
Walker
Ron
Mercer
Tony
Battie
Travis
Knight
Andrew
DeClercq
Eric
Riley
Dwayne
Schintzius
Vitaly Potapenko is looking for an extension in crowded Cavs frontcourt
Zydrunas
Ilgauskas
Shawn
Kemp
Curtis
Polk
Wayne
Embry
The Trade Price
The Aftermath
Celtics before Potapenko deal: 7-9
Celtics after Potapenko deal: 12-22
What could have been at the 1999 NBA Draft
Andre Miller, Shawn Marion
Jason Terry
Brevin
Knight
Shawn
Marion
Next up: Pitino makes the best move of his Celtics career