Who are the Boston Celtics' all-time leading scorers?

When the Celtics drafted Bradley in 2010, he was nothing more than a benchwarmer on a super team loaded with talent. By the time he left in 2017, he was a great perimeter defender. Bradley won All-Defense honors twice and became an NBA champion with the 2020 Lakers. 

Jones, an excellent role player, won eight rings with the Celtics in the '50s and '60s as a player. Then, Jones returned to the Celtics as a head coach, winning the championship in 1984 and 1986. Jones never had a losing season as the Celtics' head coach. 

Siegfried was yet another glue guy from the '60s Celtics. His first three seasons ended with a championship and a victory parade in the summer. In total, he won five championships with the team. He was a shutdown defender who could also score. Siegfried averaged a career-high 14.2 points per game during the 1968-1969 season.

Brown was an explosive scorer. He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1991. An athletic guard, Brown averaged 14.2 points per game in eight seasons with the team. 

Although this list is about the best scorers, it would be wrong not to mention Chaney's defense. He won two championships with the Celtics (1969, '74). Chaney took his defensive background and became the head coach of the Houston Rockets during the Hakeem Olajuwon era. He won Coach of the Year in 1991. Chaney is part of a long lineage of Celtics players who later became great coaches. 

Rondo was one of the league's premier point guards during the late 2000s and early '10s. He was the starting point guard of the NBA champion 2008 Celtics. An excellent floor general, Rondo dropped dimes to his teammates and did what he had to do to win. A four-time All-Star, Rondo led the league in assists three times. Since leaving the Celtics, he's bounced all over the league. Rondo won another championship toward the twilight of his career with LeBron James and the Lakers in 2020. 

Howell, a Hall of Famer, won two championships with the Celtics in 1968 and '69. Before joining the Celtics, he was a perennial All-Star and joined the team in his 30s for a chance at a ring. He became a walking double-double the minute he touched down in Boston. 

Smart is a defensive dynamo for the Celtics and has been since joining the team in 2014. He won Defensive Player of the Year in 2022... as a guard! He's the rare player who can guard all five positions and is a hustler. Smart helped the team get back to their winning ways. The team's record has gradually improved since he joined the team. After their NBA Finals loss in 2022, Smart's Celtics are still hungry for a championship. Smart will be higher on this list when it's all said and done. 

One of the greatest shooters in NBA history, Allen was a franchise player on the Milwaukee Bucks and the Seattle SuperSonics before being traded to the Celtics. It was the same old Allen in Boston. He drained threes for the Celtics his entire tenure with the team. He helped them reach two finals in three years, winning in 2008. Allen left the Celtics and became a reserve on the Miami Heat, winning one more ring before retiring. 

Before joining the Celtics, Garnett carried the Timberwolves to the playoffs year in and year out. He was named MVP in 2004. He joined forces with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen when he was traded to Boston. The Big Three Celtics became immediate contenders and flipped the franchise's fortunes, winning the NBA championship in their first season together in 2008. That same year, Garnett's tough brand of basketball helped him win the Defensive Player of the Year award. 

Ainge had range. He was a three-point ace on the 1984 and '86 Celtics. Both teams won the championship. He earned one All-Star appearance with the team in 1988. Once he left the Celtics, Ainge reached the NBA Finals again with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns. Both teams lost to Michael Jordan and the Bulls in the Finals. 

Before joining the Celtics, Johnson won the Seattle SuperSonics their first championship in the 1979 NBA Finals, earning Finals MVP for this achievement. Johnson was an all-around team player. He was the quintessential point guard. He played lockdown defense and had the clutch gene. His chemistry with Larry Bird was on another level. He was a member of the 1986 Celtics, which is generally considered one of the greatest teams of all time.

Currently an active player on the Celtics, Brown has been with the team since he was drafted in 2016. He's gotten better each year, developing into the second-best player on the team. He's helped the Celtics reach the playoffs every season of his career. There's still time for Brown to climb this list. 

A Hall of Famer, Macauley was part of the trade that sent Bill Russell to the Celtics. When the Celtics traded Macauley and Cliff Hagan to the St. Louis Hawks in exchange for Bill Russell, it flipped the fortunes of the Celtics. 

The Celtics won 11 championships in 13 years, becoming one of the greatest dynasties in the sport's history. Macauley, a great player in his own right, won a championship with the Hawks in 1958. 

Lewis played college basketball at nearby Northeastern University in Boston. He was drafted in 1987 as a young, scrappy player whose role was to infuse energy into an aging team. Lewis grew as a player each year. After making the All-Star team in 1992, he was seen as the next superstar for the Celtics. On July 27, 1993, Reggie Lewis tragically died of cardiac arrest during practice. 

Drafted in 1977, Maxwell helped turn the Celtics into a dynasty in the '80s along with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Nate Archibald, Danny Ainge, and Dennis Johnson. Maxwell had the clutch gene. He won Finals MVP in 1981, averaging 17.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game in the series. He won another ring with the Celtics before finishing his career with the Los Angles Clippers and Houston Rockets. 

Ramsey was a true Celtic. He spent his entire career with the team. A seven-time NBA champion, Ramsey was one of the NBA's first sixth men. Celtics head coach Red Auerbach liked the idea of him leading the bench's offense. From this, the sixth man was born. 

Like many other players on this list, Sanders was a key role player on the '60s Celtics that took the NBA by storm. He ended up winning eight championships with the Celtics. Upon retiring from the NBA, he coached at Harvard and became the first Black head coach in Ivy League history. 

One of the only active players on this list, Tatum was drafted in 2017 and developed into the leader of the Celtics. He's also one of the top players in the league right now. He led the Celtics to the NBA Finals in 2022, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games. As his career goes on, he continues to grow his game. At this rate, he'll be in the top five of this list.

Nelson became a key contributor on those 1960s Celtics teams that dominated the decade, winning five rings with the team. After retiring, he got right into coaching and was a natural at the job. While he never won a championship as a coach, he was named Coach of the Year three times and was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach. Nelson invented the point forward and is also credited with inventing Hack-a-Shaq. His brand of basketball, nicknamed Nellie Ball, paved the way for small ball to dominate the NBA. (It helped one of his former assistant coaches by the name of Steve Kerr, take over the NBA with the Warriors.) Nelson retired from coaching in 2010 as the NBA's all-time leader in wins by a head coach. He's been surpassed by Gregg Popovich.

Walker was a savvy scorer who could beat you with his shooting and also drive into the paint. He paired up with Paul Pierce, and the two led the Celtics to a handful of playoff appearances in the early 2000s. A three-time All-Star, Walker bounced around the league after playing for the Celtics and won a championship with the Miami Heat as a key role player in 2006. 

Another Celtic great from the '50s and '60s, Heinsohn was associated with the Celtics in many ways. The small forward won eight championships during the Bill Russell era. After his playing career, Heinsohn took over as head coach and won two more rings with the franchise. Next on the agenda, he retired from basketball and became the announcer for the Celtics, a role he thrived in for many years. For all his sacrifices for this team, Heinsohn was affectionately nicknamed Mr. Celtic. 

Bullseye Bill, as he'd come to be known, was a Celtic during the early years of the Bill Russell dynasty. The shooting guard spent the bulk of his career with the Celtics and formed a dynamic duo with Bob Cousy. All told, Sharman won four championships with this proud franchise. 

White played point guard. He was an excellent floor general who got all of his teammates involved. A seven-time All-Star, he helped them win two championships in the '70s. The best moment of his career came when he dropped 33 points on the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, leading the Celtics to yet another ring. White won the Finals MVP for his herculean efforts. 

An often-forgotten Celtics great from the '70s, Cowens was a do-it-all center who filled the stat sheet on a nightly basis. Throughout his career, he won two championships, the 1973 MVP and Rookie of the Year. Like many players on this list, Cowens is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 

The greatest Celtic player of all time, Russell holds the record for most championships by an NBA player with 11. He also won five MVPs. Known for his rebounding, defense, and leadership, he averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists during his career. When Celtics head coach Red Auerbach stepped down, Russell became a player-coach and led the Celtics to back-to-back championships in 1968 and '69. He was the first Black head coach in NBA history. 

Jones won 10 championships with the Celtics during the '50s and '60s. Standing at 6-foot-4, he was a quick guard who drove past his defender for two points consistently. A five-time All-Star, his favorite shot was the bank shot. When you win that many rings, you almost have to be clutch. Jones delivered for the Celtics when they needed it most. 

Cousy was one of the original Celtics from the '50s and '60s. During his time with the Celtics, this legend won six championships, 13 All-Stars appearances, and the 1957 MVP award. A selfless player, Cousy led the league in assists for eight years in a row. 

McHale started his career by winning the Sixth Man of the Year award twice. When he became the team's starting power forward, McHale created a Hall of Fame backcourt alongside Bird and Parish. He was part of those great Celtic teams that won three championships in the '80s. His post-moves were phenomenal, and he always showed up when it mattered most in big games. 

Parish was a walking double-double. He spent 14 seasons with the Celtics and went to nine All-Stars. He was a solid scorer whose best skill set was his defense and rebounding. After winning three championships with the Celtics in the '80s, the ageless wonder played until he was 43 and won his fourth ring as a reserve with the Chicago Bulls in 1997.

Fun fact: Parish has won the second-most games by a player in the history of the NBA, per StatMuse.

One of the greatest players of all time, Bird won three championships, three MVPs, 12 All-Stars, and Rookie of the Year. He was a great shooter for his time and finished his career with two 50-40-90 seasons. An '80s superstar, Bird's rivalry with Magic Johnson's Lakers was the stuff of legends. 

Pierce was the best player on the Celtics in the 2000s. He was a one-man band until 2008, when the Celtics gave "The Truth" the help he needed by trading for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. The versatile scorer led the Celtics to an NBA championship in 2008 and was crowned Finals MVP after averaging 21.8 points per game in the Finals. The Truth was a 10-time All-Star named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. 

Havlicek played his entire 16-year career with the Celtics. He started as a sixth man and developed into one of his team's top scoring threats. He won eight championships playing alongside fellow Celtics "GOAT" Bill Russell and won two more in the 1970s. When the Celtics won the NBA championship in 1974, Havlicek was crowned Finals MVP. A 13-time All-Star, his jersey number (17) has been retired by the Celtics.