The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with the 27th of 29 people to wear the No. 11 jersey, Boston guard alum Kyrie Irving. After ending his college career at Duke, Irving was picked up with the first overall selection of the 2011 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Melbourne, Australia native would play the first 6 seasons of his pro career with the Cavs, ending when he was dealt to the Celtics in 2017. His stay with the team would span two seasons before he'd leave the team in free agency to sign with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019.
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Irving wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 24.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.