Boston also traded for former Celtics center Hank Finkel on this date in 1969 as well, sent by the (then) San Diego (now, Houston) Rockets. Finkel played six seasons for Boston in a reserve role, winning a title with them in 1974 and averaging 4.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game with the team.

Jayson Tatum isn’t sugarcoating the toll his injury has taken. In a recent update, the Boston Celtics star reflected on what’s been a grueling recovery process, calling the early stages of his rehab the hardest stretch of his entire life.