He brought the fast break into the equation and seemingly knew more about talent than other coaches in the game at the time.Ī great example was the draft day trade he made to acquire Bill Russell, giving up Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan to get the all-time great. During a period of time where basketball strategy wasn't nearly as complex as it was today, Auerbach modernized the sport.

It's hard to mention the Boston Celtics without mentioning the legendary coach Red Auerbach. The Celtics have raised championship banners in several eras of the sport, riding some of the best players to play the game to repeated success against some of the league's top competition One of the most storied franchises in all of the NBA and all of sports, the Boston Celtics have been great at one thing for most of their history: winning.