If you join the Celtics, you can forget about wearing your favorite number

By HoopsHype | August 13, 2015

Last month, Amir Johnson, David Lee, Perry Jones, Jae Crowder and Jonas Jerebko were introduced to the media in Boston smiling to the cameras with their new Celtic jerseys.

For Jones and Johnson, not only the colors were new but also the numbers. Johnson will wear No. 90 instead of the 15 he used at Westchester HS and Toronto. Jones, who played with No. 3 throughout his high school and pro career, will don No. 38.

Crowder and Jerebko, who are not new to the Celtics, will return with jersey numbers they had never worn for any other team before.

That’s not an exception to the rule but actually a pattern with the Celtics. The storied franchise has retired the jersey number of 21 different players. Factor in teammates that were already there before they arrived and newcomers in Boston have very little chance of wearing their favorite number.

How little?

We did research on the 105 NBA players that have competed for Boston between 2005-06 and 2014-15 and found out only 24 (22.8 percent) were able to play with their usual number in a Celtic jersey.

This is the full list.

Player	Usual Number	Celtic Number	Change

Avery Bradley	0	0	No

Jared Sullinger	0	7	Yes

Glen Davis	0	11	Yes

James Young	1	13	Yes

Phil Pressey	1	26	Yes

Terrence Williams	1	55	Yes

Isaiah Thomas	2	4	Yes

Chris Babb	2	52	Yes

Nate Robinson	2	4	Yes

Gerald Wallace	3	45	Yes

DJ White	3	12	Yes

Troy Murphy	3	30	Yes

Stephon Marbury	3	8	Yes

Marcus Banks	3	11	Yes

Michael Finley	4	40	Yes

JR Giddens	4	4	No

Marcus Thornton	5	4	Yes

Keyon Dooling	5	51	Yes

Eddie House	5	50	Yes

Henry Walker	5	12	Yes

Orien Greene	5	0	Yes

Marquis Daniels	6	7	Yes

Jermaine O’Neal	7	7	No

Ryan Gomes	8	4	Yes

Marshon Brooks	9	12	Yes

Rajon Rondo	9	9	No

Semih Erden	9	86	Yes

Justin Reed	9	9	No

Keith Bogans	10	4	Yes

Leandro Barbosa	10	12	Yes

Sam Cassell	10	28	Yes

Wally Szczerbiak	10	55	Yes

Jonas Jerebko	11	8	Yes

Courtney Lee	11	11	No

Aleksandar Pavlovic	11	11	No

Evan Turner	12	11	Yes

Nenad Krstic	12	4	Yes

Kelly Olynyk	13	41	Yes

Gigi Datome	13	70	Yes

Vander Blue	13	13	No

Vitor Faverani	13	38	Yes

Delonte West	13	13	No

Gabe Pruitt	13	13	No

Jameer Nelson	14	28	Yes

Lester Hudson	14	26	Yes

Marcus Landry	14	12	Yes

Allan Ray	14	12	Yes

Ryan Hollins	15	50	Yes

Mickael Pietrus	20	28	Yes

Chris Johnson	20	86	Yes

Oliver Lafayette	20	40	Yes

Tayshaun Prince	21	12	Yes

Kevin Garnett	21	5	Yes

Kevinn Pinkney	21	51	Yes

Dan Dickau	21	20	Yes

Jeff Green	22	8	Yes

Christapher Johnson	23	12	Yes

Von Wafer	23	12	Yes

Tony Allen	24	42	Yes

Brian Scalabrine	24	44	Yes

JaJuan Johnson	25	12	Yes

Gerald Green	25	5	Yes

Al Jefferson	25	7	Yes

Patrick O’Bryant	26	26	No

Dwayne Jones	27	27	No

Brandon Bass	30	30	No

Carlos Arroyo	30	45	Yes

Rasheed Wallace	30	30	No

Mark Blount	30	30	No

Darko Milicic	31	99	Yes

Jason Terry	31	4	Yes

Mikki Moore	31	7	Yes

Scot Pollard	31	66	Yes

Sebastian Telfair	31	30	Yes

Ricky Davis	31	12	Yes

Jae Crowder	32	99	Yes

Brandan Wright	32	12	Yes

Jerryd Bayless	32	11	Yes

Kris Joseph	32	43	Yes

Jarvis Varnado	32	41	Yes

Shaquille O’Neal	32	36	Yes

Marcus Smart	33	36	Yes

Dwight Powell	33	12	Yes

Shelden Williams	33	13	Yes

Jason Collins	34	98	Yes

Paul Pierce	34	34	No

Ray Allen	34	20	Yes

Greg Stiemsma	34	54	Yes

Michael Olowokandi	34	41	Yes

Fab Melo	41	13	Yes

James Posey	41	41	No

Shavlik Randolph	42	42	No

PJ Brown	42	93	Yes

Theo Ratliff	42	50	Yes

Kris Humphries	43	43	No

Kendrick Perkins	43	43	No

Tyler Zeller	44	44	No

Luke Harangody	44	55	Yes

Leon Powe	44	0	Yes

Raef LaFrentz	45	45	No

Joel Anthony	50	50	No

Sean Williams	51	56	Yes

Chris Wilcox	54	44	Yes

Jordan Crawford	55	27	Yes

E’Twaun Moore	55	55	No

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