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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 apg91
  2. 2Kevin GarnettPF17.5 ppg · 8.9 rpg · 3.0 apg82
  3. 3Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg81
  4. 4Paul PierceSF23.3 ppg · 6.3 rpg · 4.0 apg79
  5. 5Jayson TatumPF26.6 ppg · 8.1 rpg · 4.6 apg79
  6. 6Kristaps PorzingisC19.8 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 2.0 apg78
  7. 7Al HorfordC13.5 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 4.6 apg77
  8. 8Isaiah ThomasPG24.7 ppg · 2.8 rpg · 6.0 apg72
  9. 9Robert ParishC17.8 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 1.8 apg71
  10. 10Robert WilliamsC8.2 ppg · 7.7 rpg · 1.6 apg71
  11. 11Kevin McHalePF19.6 ppg · 8.0 rpg · 1.9 apg70
  12. 12Derrick WhiteSG14.8 ppg · 4.1 rpg · 4.7 apg69
  13. 13Ray AllenSG17.8 ppg · 3.6 rpg · 2.9 apg68
  14. 14Antoine WalkerPF21.2 ppg · 8.2 rpg · 4.6 apg68
  15. 15Jaylen BrownSF24.3 ppg · 6.2 rpg · 3.7 apg66

By decade

1980s

  1. 1Larry BirdSF26.1 ppg · 10.1 rpg · 6.4 apg91
  2. 2Robert ParishC17.8 ppg · 10.5 rpg · 1.8 apg71
  3. 3Kevin McHalePF19.6 ppg · 8.0 rpg · 1.9 apg70
  4. 4Danny AingeSG11.2 ppg · 2.8 rpg · 4.3 apg62
  5. 5Bill WaltonC7.1 ppg · 6.4 rpg · 2.0 apg60

1990s

  1. 1Larry BirdSF21.6 ppg · 9.2 rpg · 7.2 apg83
  2. 2Kevin McHalePF16.3 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.6 apg70
  3. 3Dana BarrosPG11.1 ppg · 2.1 rpg · 3.8 apg65
  4. 4Robert ParishC13.8 ppg · 9.3 rpg · 1.0 apg65
  5. 5Paul PierceSF16.5 ppg · 6.4 rpg · 2.4 apg63

2000s

  1. 1Kevin GarnettPF17.5 ppg · 8.9 rpg · 3.0 apg82
  2. 2Paul PierceSF23.3 ppg · 6.3 rpg · 4.0 apg79
  3. 3Ray AllenSG17.8 ppg · 3.6 rpg · 2.9 apg68
  4. 4Antoine WalkerPF21.2 ppg · 8.2 rpg · 4.6 apg68
  5. 5Eddie HousePG8.0 ppg · 2.0 rpg · 1.5 apg62

2010s

  1. 1Kyrie IrvingPG24.1 ppg · 4.4 rpg · 6.0 apg81
  2. 2Al HorfordC13.5 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 4.6 apg77
  3. 3Paul PierceSF18.8 ppg · 5.4 rpg · 3.9 apg77
  4. 4Kevin GarnettPF14.9 ppg · 8.1 rpg · 2.6 apg75
  5. 5Isaiah ThomasPG24.7 ppg · 2.8 rpg · 6.0 apg72

2020s

  1. 1Jayson TatumPF26.6 ppg · 8.1 rpg · 4.6 apg79
  2. 2Kristaps PorzingisC19.8 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 2.0 apg78
  3. 3Robert WilliamsC8.2 ppg · 7.7 rpg · 1.6 apg71
  4. 4Derrick WhiteSG14.8 ppg · 4.1 rpg · 4.7 apg69
  5. 5Al HorfordC9.4 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 2.8 apg67

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