Every player from Arkansas to play for the Boston Celtics - Jim Barnes

The Boston Celtics have a history of acquiring players from all over the United States and internationally. From Alabama to Yugoslavia, the team has consistently sought out talented players to build successful squads. Since their establishment in the Basketball Association of America in the league's early days, the Celtics have remained committed to finding and developing talent.

In this series dedicated to documenting every player who has represented the Celtics throughout the years, we will now focus on players from Arkansas who have played for the team. Our spotlight feature in this article will be on Jim Barnes, an alumnus of Texas-El Paso.

Barnes was selected first overall in the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He spent the first two seasons of his professional career with New York, playing for them from 1964 to 1966. Following his stint in New York, Barnes played for the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards), Los Angeles Lakers, and Chicago Bulls before his contract was eventually traded to the Boston Celtics in 1968.

Barnes remained with the Celtics until 1970 when his contract was traded to the Baltimore Bullets once more. Throughout his tenure with the Celtics, Barnes averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, contributing significantly to the team's success. All statistics and data for Jim Barnes are sourced from Basketball Reference.