Celtics Legend Robert Parish Reveals His Top Five Teammates

Boston Celtics fans with a love for the team’s history will be thrilled to learn that Robert Parish has recently launched an X account and has been posting some interesting stuff. On Thanksgiving Day, for instance, Parish revealed his top five point guards of all time.

Well, The Chief was back on X on Tuesday, this time to share his top five teammates. All but one of the players on Parish’s list (Sonny Parker) were Celtics teammates (Parker was Parish’s teammate on the Golden State Warriors).

Parish’s list included Celtics greats Dennis Johnson, Cedric Maxwell, Bill Walton, and Reggie Lewis.

Parish etched his name into NBA lore over a remarkable 21-season career from 1976 to 1997. Drafted eighth overall by the Warriors out of Centenary College, the 7-foot-1 center honed his craft amid the Pacific Division’s grind, posting 17.2 points and 12.1 rebounds in 1978-79. A pivotal 1980 trade to the Celtics ignited his prime, where he anchored the frontcourt alongside Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. That unstoppable trio powered Boston to NBA titles in 1981, 1984, and 1986, with Parish earning nine All-Star nods and ranking among rebounding leaders eight times.

Later stints in Charlotte (1990-94) and Chicago (1996-97) culminated in a fourth ring with Michael Jordan’s Bulls. Parish retired at 43 with NBA records at the time for games played (1,611), seasons (21), and defensive rebounds (10,117), plus 23,334 points and 2,361 blocks.