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"I told myself that if you have to be traded, the Celtics is the place to go" - Quinn Buckner's reaction after being dealt to Boston in 1982
the Celtics is the place to go," the Illinois native said at the time. Considering Buckner was joining a star-studded team that included Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Nate Archibald, Robert Parish ...
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“I try to give the other guy only one option….and that is over me” - Kevin McHale had a friendly warning to opposing players in 1981
That included taking in Gerald Henderson and M.L. Carr, who joined Nate Archibald, Cedric Maxwell, and Dave Cowens. Despite Bird’s sterling efforts, the Celtics still fell short that season.