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Boston Celtics

The NBA's most decorated franchise — Bird's 1980s dynasty, the 2008 title trio, and a return to the top in the 2020s.

No franchise has more banners than Boston, and the 5 Picks pool reflects a history that spans every era you can draft from. The 1980s Celtics built around Larry Bird are the headline: a frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish that was as skilled as any in league history, surrounded by shooting and toughness. That depth makes the Celtics one of the most flexible team pools in the game.

Boston's identity has always been two-way basketball, and it carries through the decades — the 2008 title trio of Pierce, Garnett, and Allen added elite defense to a deep core, and the 2020s squad returned the franchise to the top. When the draw hands you the Celtics, you can build a balanced, era-spanning roster rather than leaning on a single star.

Top 15 of all time

  1. 1Larry BirdSF26.1 ppg · 10.1 rpg · 6.4 apg89
  2. 2Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg79
  3. 3Kevin GarnettPF17.5 ppg · 8.9 rpg · 3.0 apg77
  4. 4Paul PierceSF23.3 ppg · 6.3 rpg · 4.0 apg76
  5. 5Kristaps PorziņģisC19.8 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 2.0 apg75
  6. 6Jayson TatumPF26.6 ppg · 8.1 rpg · 4.6 apg75
  7. 7Isaiah ThomasPG24.7 ppg · 2.8 rpg · 6.0 apg71
  8. 8Al HorfordC13.5 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 4.6 apg70
  9. 9Kevin McHalePF16.3 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.6 apg69
  10. 10Robert ParishC17.8 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 1.8 apg68
  11. 11Robert WilliamsC8.2 ppg · 7.7 rpg · 1.6 apg67
  12. 12Antoine WalkerPF21.2 ppg · 8.2 rpg · 4.6 apg66
  13. 13Ray AllenSG17.8 ppg · 3.6 rpg · 2.9 apg65
  14. 14Derrick WhiteSG14.8 ppg · 4.1 rpg · 4.7 apg65
  15. 15Jaylen BrownSF24.3 ppg · 6.2 rpg · 3.7 apg64

By decade

1980s

  1. 1Larry BirdSF26.1 ppg · 10.1 rpg · 6.4 apg89
  2. 2Kevin McHalePF19.6 ppg · 8.0 rpg · 1.9 apg68
  3. 3Robert ParishC17.8 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 1.8 apg68
  4. 4Danny AingeSG11.2 ppg · 2.8 rpg · 4.3 apg60
  5. 5Bill WaltonC7.1 ppg · 6.4 rpg · 2.0 apg57

1990s

  1. 1Larry BirdSF21.6 ppg · 9.2 rpg · 7.2 apg77
  2. 2Kevin McHalePF16.3 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.6 apg69
  3. 3Robert ParishC13.8 ppg · 9.3 rpg · 1.0 apg64
  4. 4Dana BarrosPG11.1 ppg · 2.1 rpg · 3.8 apg62
  5. 5Paul PierceSF16.5 ppg · 6.4 rpg · 2.4 apg61

2000s

  1. 1Kevin GarnettPF17.5 ppg · 8.9 rpg · 3.0 apg77
  2. 2Paul PierceSF23.3 ppg · 6.3 rpg · 4.0 apg76
  3. 3Antoine WalkerPF21.2 ppg · 8.2 rpg · 4.6 apg66
  4. 4Ray AllenSG17.8 ppg · 3.6 rpg · 2.9 apg65
  5. 5Eddie HousePG8.0 ppg · 2.0 rpg · 1.5 apg60

2010s

  1. 1Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg79
  2. 2Paul PierceSF18.8 ppg · 5.4 rpg · 3.9 apg74
  3. 3Kevin GarnettPF14.9 ppg · 8.1 rpg · 2.6 apg71
  4. 4Isaiah ThomasPG24.7 ppg · 2.8 rpg · 6.0 apg71
  5. 5Al HorfordC13.5 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 4.6 apg70

2020s

  1. 1Kristaps PorziņģisC19.8 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 2.0 apg75
  2. 2Jayson TatumPF26.6 ppg · 8.1 rpg · 4.6 apg75
  3. 3Robert WilliamsC8.2 ppg · 7.7 rpg · 1.6 apg67
  4. 4Derrick WhiteSG14.8 ppg · 4.1 rpg · 4.7 apg65
  5. 5Jaylen BrownSF24.3 ppg · 6.2 rpg · 3.7 apg64

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