ON THIS DAY: KC JONES RESIGNS, JIMMY RODGERS HIRED; 1967 DRAFT
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✍️ KC Jones, a former player and coach of the Boston Celtics, resigned as head coach after the 1987-88 NBA season, and Jimmy Rodgers was elevated to take his place.
👉 KC Jones resigned as head coach of the Boston Celtics after the 1987-88 season 👉 Jimmy Rodgers was elevated to take Jones' place as head coach 👉 Jones went on to become an assistant coach with the Seattle Supersonics 👉 Rodgers had a mostly unremarkable tenure with the Celtics 👉 The Celtics selected Rick Weitzman and Mal Graham in the 1967 NBA draft
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