Rookie Hugo Gonzalez reveals two favorite Celtics growing up

Boston Celtics rookie helping Hugo Gonzalez, nan No. 28 prime successful this year's 2025 NBA draft, has revealed his 2 all-time favourite Celtics from his youth.

Gonzalez is an intriguing imaginable for nan Celtics, though he whitethorn look an uphill conflict to really ace caput coach Joe Mazzulla's rotation successful 2025-26.

In Liga ACB play for Real Madrid past season, Gonzalez averaged 5.2 points connected .444/.271/.773 shooting splits, 2.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals per bout.

Per Noa Dalzell and Bobby Manning of Celtics On CLNS, nan 6-foot-7 shooting guard/small guardant made immoderate intriguing throwback picks for his favourite Boston players.

“As we talked astir before, nan Celtics person got... nan astir winning franchise successful nan world,” Gonzalez said. "I astir apt deliberation that nan ones that I liked nan astir erstwhile I was a small spot younger, astir apt [were] Ray Allen — I for illustration him. I liked Kevin Garnett."

Allen departed Boston to motion pinch nan Miami Heat, for little money than nan Celtics had offered, aft nan 2011-12 season. It marked a arguable free supplier move that, for a agelong time, alienated him from his title Celtics teammates. 

Garnett near Boston successful a waste and acquisition to nan Brooklyn Nets nan adjacent year. He, chap Hall of Fame champion Paul Pierce, and reserve shooting defender Jason Terry were each offloaded successful a move that would group nan Celtics up for their post-Garnett/Pierce/Allen future.

In nan deal, Boston nabbed nan early Nets picks that they would yet usage connected All-Star champion wings Jaylen Brown (the No. 3 prime successful 2016) and Jayson Tatum (the No. 3 action successful 2017, obtained via a pick-swap that year), among others.

Now 19, Gonzalez would person been six erstwhile Allen near for Miami and 7 erstwhile Garnett was shipped off. Much of his younker would person been spent watching 28-year-old Brown and 27-year-old Tatum, his now-teammates, connected a assortment of heavy playoff runs pinch a revolving formed of supporting characters.

Gonzalez besides added a prize Celtics fable from acold earlier his clip to his database of favourite Boston players, but whose champion moments person been immortalized connected YouTube.

"I didn't [see] it successful life, but I for illustration to spot immoderate highlights and immoderate history from Larry Bird," Gonzalez said.

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