1977–78 Boston Celtics season

NBA season
team = Boston Celtics
end_year = 1978
wins = 32
losses = 50
division = atlantic
division_place = 3
conf_place = 8
coach = Tom Heinsohn
Tom Sanders
arena = Boston Garden
playoffs = DNQ
bbr_team = BOSThe 1977-78 Boston Celtics season was the 32nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was linked to the Buffalo Braves season. While the Braves were struggling on the court, their owner John Y. Brown brokered a deal to take over the legendary Celtics franchise. Celtics owner Irv Levin wanted to move the franchise to California, however, the NBA would not allow him to take the cornerstone franchise out of Boston. [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/buffalo/bufbraves.html Sportsecyclopedia.com – Buffalo Braves (1970-1978)] ]

NBA lawyer David Stern offered a comprise in which Levin and Brown would swap franchises, so that Levin could take over the Braves and move them to San Diego. The Braves, ironically, played their last game of the season in Boston. Eventually, the owners of the 22 franchises voted 21-1 to approve the deal, and the Braves moved from Buffalo to San Diego. The deal also included a 7-player trade in which the Celtics acquired Nate Archibald, Billy Knight and Marvin Barnes in exchange for Freeman Williams, Kevin Kunnert, Kermit Washington and Sidney Wicks. The Braves would not request a draft pick in the deal, allowing the Celtics to retain the draft rights to future Hall of Famer Larry Bird.

Draft picks

Roster

Depth chart

Regular season

eason standings

Game log

References

ee also

*1977–78 NBA season