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NBA Deep Cut #27, Tuesday, October 20: “Name a player who won a title with the Celtics (played in the playoffs for the champion).” The prompt had 102 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
Nobody named
- John Havlicek: Titles: 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS, 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS, 1973-74 BOS, 1975-76 BOS
- Bill Russell: Titles: 1956-57 BOS, 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS, 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS
- Sam Jones: Titles: 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS, 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS
- Robert Parish: Titles: 1980-81 BOS, 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS, 1996-97 CHI
- Thomas Sanders: Titles: 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS, 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS
- Don Nelson: Titles: 1965-66 BOS, 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS, 1973-74 BOS, 1975-76 BOS
- Bob Cousy: Titles: 1956-57 BOS, 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS
- K.C. Jones: Titles: 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS
- Tom Heinsohn: Titles: 1956-57 BOS, 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS
- Kevin McHale: Titles: 1980-81 BOS, 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS
- Paul Silas: Titles: 1973-74 BOS, 1975-76 BOS, 1978-79 OKC
- Larry Bird: Titles: 1980-81 BOS, 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS
- Frank Ramsey: Titles: 1956-57 BOS, 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS
- Dennis Johnson: Titles: 1978-79 OKC, 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS
- Danny Ainge: Titles: 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS
- Kevin Garnett: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Paul Pierce: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Ray Allen: Titles: 2007-08 BOS, 2012-13 MIA
- Al Horford: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Larry Siegfried: Titles: 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS, 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS
- Bill Sharman: Titles: 1956-57 BOS, 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS
- Bailey Howell: Titles: 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS
- Jim Loscutoff: Titles: 1956-57 BOS, 1958-59 BOS, 1960-61 BOS, 1961-62 BOS, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS
- Scott Wedman: Titles: 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS
- Cedric Maxwell: Titles: 1980-81 BOS, 1983-84 BOS
- Gerald Henderson: Titles: 1980-81 BOS, 1983-84 BOS, 1989-90 DET
- Jojo White: Titles: 1973-74 BOS, 1975-76 BOS
- Mel Counts: Titles: 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS
- Dave Cowens: Titles: 1973-74 BOS, 1975-76 BOS
- Sam Cassell: Titles: 1993-94 HOU, 1994-95 HOU, 2007-08 BOS
- P.J. Brown: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Jrue Holiday: Titles: 2020-21 MIL, 2023-24 BOS
- Rajon Rondo: Titles: 2007-08 BOS, 2019-20 LAL
- Willie Naulls: Titles: 1963-64 BOS, 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS
- Don Chaney: Titles: 1968-69 BOS, 1973-74 BOS
- Clyde Lovellette: Titles: 1953-54 LAL, 1962-63 BOS, 1963-64 BOS
- Kendrick Perkins: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Greg Kite: Titles: 1983-84 BOS, 1985-86 BOS
- Paul Westphal: Titles: 1973-74 BOS
- Tony Allen: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- M.L. Carr: Titles: 1980-81 BOS, 1983-84 BOS
- Jaylen Brown: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- James Posey: Titles: 2005-06 MIA, 2007-08 BOS
- Jayson Tatum: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Steve Kuberski: Titles: 1973-74 BOS, 1975-76 BOS
- Nate Archibald: Titles: 1980-81 BOS
- Wayne Embry: Titles: 1967-68 BOS
- Chris Ford: Titles: 1980-81 BOS
- Quinn Buckner: Titles: 1983-84 BOS
- Eddie House: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Derrick White: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Glen Davis: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Gene Conley: Titles: 1958-59 BOS, 1959-60 BOS, 1960-61 BOS
- Jerry Sichting: Titles: 1985-86 BOS
- Carl Braun: Titles: 1961-62 BOS
- Arnie Risen: Titles: 1950-51 SAC, 1956-57 BOS
- Payton Pritchard: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Andy Phillip: Titles: 1956-57 BOS
- Rick Robey: Titles: 1980-81 BOS
- Charlie Scott: Titles: 1975-76 BOS
- Arthur Williams: Titles: 1973-74 BOS
- Luke Kornet: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Hank Finkel: Titles: 1973-74 BOS
- Bill Walton: Titles: 1976-77 POR, 1985-86 BOS
- Emmette Bryant: Titles: 1968-69 BOS
- Kristaps Porzingis: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Sam Vincent: Titles: 1985-86 BOS
- Sam Hauser: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Jack Nichols: Titles: 1956-57 BOS
- Kevin Stacom: Titles: 1975-76 BOS
- Tom Boswell: Titles: 1975-76 BOS
- Svi Mykhailiuk: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Johnny McCarthy: Titles: 1963-64 BOS
- Gary Phillips: Titles: 1961-62 BOS
- Xavier Tillman: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Leon Powe: Titles: 2007-08 BOS
- Tom Thacker: Titles: 1967-68 BOS
- Eric Fernsten: Titles: 1980-81 BOS
- Jim Ard: Titles: 1975-76 BOS
- Oshae Brissett: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- David Thirdkill: Titles: 1985-86 BOS
- Neemias Queta: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Rick Carlisle: Titles: 1985-86 BOS
- Gene Guarilia: Titles: 1959-60 BOS, 1961-62 BOS
- Glenn McDonald: Titles: 1975-76 BOS
- Jordan Walsh: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Terry Duerod: Titles: 1980-81 BOS
- Ron Bonham: Titles: 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS
- Jaden Springer: Titles: 2023-24 BOS
- Dick Hemric: Titles: 1956-57 BOS
- Carlos Clark: Titles: 1983-84 BOS
- Mal Graham: Titles: 1967-68 BOS, 1968-69 BOS
- John Thompson: Titles: 1964-65 BOS, 1965-66 BOS
- Rich Johnson: Titles: 1968-69 BOS
- John Richter: Titles: 1959-60 BOS
- Bennie Swain: Titles: 1958-59 BOS
- Johnny Jones: Titles: 1967-68 BOS
- Jerome Anderson: Titles: 1975-76 BOS
- Phil Hankinson: Titles: 1973-74 BOS
- Dan Swartz: Titles: 1962-63 BOS
- Rick Weitzman: Titles: 1967-68 BOS
- Steve Downing: Titles: 1973-74 BOS
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