A Big Tommy Award for Tommy

Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daily passed away on May 9 of this year. The coaches in the league all wore pins this season to honor him. Now, the NBA Coaches' Association has created a lifetime achievement award in his honor. They chose the Celtics' own Tommy Heinsohn to receive the very first Chuck Daily Lifetime Achievement Award. And, they couldn't have picked a more deserving recipient. Tommy Heinsohn loves the Celtics and has given most of his life to them in one facet or another as player, a coach and an analyst. He has been with the organization since he was drafted as a regional pick by the Celtics in the 1956 pick and in his rookie season, he helped lead the Celtics to their very first championship. Tommy and Bill Russell came into the league in the same season and along with Russell, Tommy was a big reason for all those titles that were won in the 50's and early 60's. He has been with the Celtics for 53 years. Since 1981, Tommy Heinsohn has been the...