Dee Brown was easily my favorite NBA player 25 years ago. I was in 8th grade and Brown was a relatively anonymous rookie who came out of nowhere to win the slam dunk contest. Now the Celtics have another rookie named Brown, and he's going to wear Dee's old number.
Jaylen Brown took No. 9 in summer league (possibly as a tribute to Rajon Rondo?), but at the time Jared Sullinger was still a member of the Celtics in possession of No. 7. When Sully became a Raptor, seven became available. After Jaylen snatched up No.