The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA — the league that would become today’s NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history.To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.And for today’s article, we will continue with the 12th of 14 people to wear the No. 44, Boston big man alum Robert Williams III. After ending his college career at Texas A&M, Williams was picked up with the 27th overall selection of the 2018 NBA Draft by the Celtics.The Shreveport, Louisiana native played the first five seasons of his pro career with Boston, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2023.During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Williams wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 7.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1,4 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game,All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.Listen to “Havlicek Stole the Pod” on:Spotify: https://tiny.ee/CdKpiTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 44 – Robert Williams (2018-23)