With the Sixers and Celtics playing in this exciting Eastern Conference semi-final matchup tonight, we decided to look back on the Sixers and Celtics historic rivalry and the teams that made it so fierce. The Sixers and Celtics are two of the most proud franchises in the NBA, with some of the greatest players the game has ever seen. While listening to 97.5 the Fanatic today, we went with their show and decided to do a fantasy draft, compiling 3 teams, each with a starting 5, a 6th man, and a coach. We alternated picks with a snake style draft and here is what we came up with. The players had to be recognized as either a Celtic or a Sixer, for example Pete Maravich wasn't the same player in the
1st Pick (Jon) : Wilt Chamberlain, C, Sixers
2nd Pick (Mike): Bill Russell, C, Celtics
3rd Pick (Steve): Larry Bird, SF, Celtics
4th Pick (Steve): Charles Barkley, PF, Sixers
5th Pick (Mike): Julius Erving, SF, Sixers
6th Pick (Jon): Paul Pierce, SF, Celtics
7th Pick (Jon): Allen Iverson, Sixers
8th Pick (Mike): John Havlicek, SG Celtics
9th Pick (Steve): Moses Malone, C, Sixers
10th Pick (Steve): Ray Allen, SG, Celtics
11th Pick (Mike): Hal Greer, PG, Sixers
12th Pick (Jon): Kevin McHale, PF, Celtics
13th Pick (Jon): Bob Cousy, PG, Celtics
14th Pick (Mike): Kevin Garnett, PF, Celtics
15th Pick (Steve): Rajon Rondo, PG, Celtics
16th Pick (Steve): Billy Cunningham, 6th Man, Sixers
17th Pick (Mike): Red Auerbach, Coach, Celtics
18th Pick (Jon): Reggie Lewis, 6th Man, Celtics
19th Pick (Jon): Larry Brown, coach, Sixers
20th Pick (Mike): Dennis Johnson, 6th man, Celtics
21st Pick (Steve): Doc Rivers, coach, Celtics
Jon's Team Mike's Team Steve's Team
C- Wilt Chamberlain Bill Russell Moses MalonePF- Kevin McHale Kevin Garnett Charles Barkley
SF- Paul Pierce Julius Erving Larry Bird
SG- Allen Iverson John Havlicek Ray Allen
PG- Bob Cousy Hal Greer Rajon Rondo
6th- Reggie Lewis Dennis Johnson Billy Cunningham
Coach- Larry Brown Red Auerbach Doc Rivers
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