The Best Boston Celtics Small Forwards of All Time
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Big fan of Boston basketball? Then check out this list of Boston Celtics small forwards. It includes almost every small forward from throughout Boston Celtics history, including current small forwards and past ones. Featuring some of the greatest NBA small forwards of all time, the best Celtics SFs include Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, John Havlicek, and Cedric Maxwell.
In the 2021-22 NBA season, the current Boston Celtics starting SFs and backup SFs are Jayson Tatum, Aaron Nesmith, and Jabari Parker.
Who are the best small forwards in Boston Celtics history? Vote below and help decide the greatest Boston Celtics small forward of all time!
Most divisive: Xavier McDaniel
Over 400 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Boston Celtics Small Forwards of All Time
- 1Age: 67
1979–1992
More Larry Bird
- Dig Deeper...Larry Bird's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
- #6 of 288 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #1 of 211 onThe Best White Players in NBA History
- 2Age: 84
1962–1978
More John Havlicek- #39 of 288 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #10 of 211 onThe Best White Players in NBA History
- #3 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
2017-2022
More Jayson Tatum- Dig Deeper...The Best Jayson Tatum Fantasy Names
- #143 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #3 of 64 onThe Greatest Duke Basketball Players Of All Time
- 4Age: 46
1998–2013
More Paul Pierce- Dig Deeper...Paul Pierce's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
- #37 of 288 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #15 of 98 onThe Best NBA Players Of The 2000s
- 5Dec. at 27 (1965-1993)
1987–1993
More Reggie Lewis- #23 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #22 of 32 onThe Best NBA Shooting Guards of the 90s
- #5 of 25 onNBA Players Whose Careers Ended Too Soon
- 6Age: 68
1977–1985
More Cedric Maxwell- #135 of 288 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #24 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #82 of 109 onThe 100+ Best NBA Small Forwards of All Time
- 7Age: 34
2017–2020
More Gordon Hayward- #229 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #142 of 190 onThe 100+ Best NBA Offensive Players of the Year
- #109 of 117 onThe Best NBA Players With No Championship Rings
- 8Age: 52
1997–1999
More Bruce Bowen- #256 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #25 of 35 onThe Best NBA Small Forwards of the 2000s
- #84 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 9Age: 47
1996–2005
More Antoine Walker- #222 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #15 of 64 onThe Greatest Kentucky Basketball Players of All Time
- #88 of 98 onThe Best NBA Players Of The 2000s
- 10Age: 54
1991–1997
More Rick Fox- #276 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #21 of 86 onThe Best UNC Tar Heels Basketball Players of All Time
- #105 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 11
Frank Ramsey
Age: 921954–1964
More Frank Ramsey- #33 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #78 of 127 onThe 100+ Best NBA Shooting Guards Ever
- #15 of 22 onThe Best NBA Point Guards of the 60s
- 12Age: 64
1994–1995
More Dominique Wilkins- #43 of 288 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #10 of 117 onThe Best NBA Players With No Championship Rings
- #37 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 13Age: 47
2007–2008
More James Posey- #57 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #28 of 90 onThe Best Memphis Grizzlies of All Time
- #25 of 29 onThe Best NCAA Small Forwards of the 90s
- 14
Don Nelson
Dec. at 73 (1940-2013)1965–1976
More Don Nelson- #90 of 212 onThe Best White Players in NBA History
- #32 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #12 of 78 onThe All Time Greatest NBA Coaches
- 15Age: 44
2014–2015
More Tayshaun Prince- #259 of 289 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #20 of 64 onThe Greatest Kentucky Basketball Players of All Time
- #60 of 98 onThe Best NBA Players Of The 2000s
- 16Age: 58
1988–1994
More Kevin Gamble- #83 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #21 of 30 onLarry Bird's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
- #9 of 62 onThe Greatest Iowa Basketball Players of All Time
- 17Age: 61
1992–1995
More Xavier McDaniel- #69 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
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- #8 of 49 onThe Best NBA Players from South Carolina
- 18Age: 33
2014–2017
More Jae Crowder- #63 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #22 of 24 onThe Best Second-Generation NBA Players Of All Time
- #117 of 133 onThe Best NBA Players Right Now
- 19Age: 37
2010–2015
More Jeff Green- #34 of 35 onThe Best NBA Small Forwards of the 2000s
- #59 of 77 onThe 80+ Most Overrated Players in the NBA
- #70 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 20Age: 41
2013–2015
More Gerald Wallace- #92 of 98 onThe Best NBA Players Of The 2000s
- #18 of 35 onThe Best NBA Small Forwards of the 2000s
- #111 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 21Age: 48
1997–1999
More Ron Mercer- #15 of 38 onThe Best Oak Hill Academy Alumni
- #28 of 64 onThe Greatest Kentucky Basketball Players of All Time
- #113 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 22Age: 87
1966–1970
More Bailey Howell- #120 of 288 onThe 280+ Top NBA Players Of All Time, Ranked
- #104 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #61 of 62 onThe Best Rebounders in NBA History
- 23Age: 44
2003–2006
More Ricky Davis- #99 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
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- #35 of 115 onThe Best One-And-Done College Basketball Players
- 24Age: 51
1995–1997, 1999–2004
- 25
Ron Bonham
Age: 821964–1966
- 26Age: 71
1982–1987
More Scott Wedman- #66 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #13 of 30 onLarry Bird's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
- #57 of 126 onThe Best Sacramento Kings of All Time
- 27Dec. at 57 (1926-1984)
1950–1954
- 28Age: 61
1988–1994
More Ed Pinckney- #109 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- #22 of 30 onLarry Bird's Best Teammates Throughout His NBA Career
- #6 of 69 onThe Greatest Villanova Basketball Players of All Time
- 29
Wally Szczerbiak
Age: 472005–2007
More Wally Szczerbiak- #33 of 35 onThe Best NBA Small Forwards of the 2000s
- #64 of 212 onThe Best White Players in NBA History
- #91 of 142 onThe Best Boston Celtics of All Time
- 30Age: 94
1955–1964
