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Boston Celtics 1985-86 Roster and Statistics May 13, 2025 By Mat Diekhake in NBA Rosters & Stats No Comments Tags: Boston Celtics Roster & Stats Last Updated on January 26, 2026 by Mat Diekhake League Search Page > NBA > Boston Celtics > Roster & Statistics Here is the Boston Celtics 1985–86 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics. Boston Celtics 1985–86 Roster No.

Player Pos Height Weight Age College 00 Robert Parish C 7’0″ 230 lb 32 Centenary 3 Dennis Johnson PG 6’4″ 185 lb 31 Pepperdine 11 Jerry Sichting PG 6’1″ 175 lb 29 Purdue 12 Rick Carlisle SG 6’5″ 200 lb 25 Virginia 30 David Thirdkill SF 6’7″ 195 lb 25 Bradley 31 Cedric Maxwell PF 6’8″ 205 lb 30 UNC Charlotte 32 Kevin McHale PF 6’10” 210 lb 28 Minnesota 33 Larry Bird SF 6’9″ 220 lb 29 Indiana State 35 Sam Vincent PG 6’2″ 185 lb 23 Michigan State 40 Bill Walton C 6’11” 210 lb 33 UCLA 44 Danny Ainge SG 6’4″ 175 lb 27 BYU 50 Greg Kite C 6’11” 250 lb 24 BYU HC K.C.

Jones — — — — San Francisco Regular Season Per Game PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% Larry Bird SF 29 82 81 38.0 25.8 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 3.2 19.6 9.7 .496 2.4 1.0 .423 6.0 5.4 .896 Kevin McHale PF 28 68 62 35.3 21.3 8.1 2.7 0.4 2.0 2.2 14.4 8.3 .574 0.0 0.0 — 6.2 4.8 .776 Robert Parish C 32 81 80 31.7 16.1 9.5 1.8 0.8 1.4 2.3 11.9 6.5 .549 0.0 0.0 — 4.1 3.0 .731 Dennis Johnson PG 31 78 78 35.0 15.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 2.2 13.6 6.2 .455 0.5 0.1 .143 3.8 3.1 .818 Danny Ainge SG 26 80 78 30.1 10.7 2.9 5.1 1.2 0.1 1.6 8.8 4.4 .504 0.9 0.3 .356 1.7 1.5 .904 Bill Walton C 33 80 2 19.3 7.6 6.8 2.1 0.5 1.3 1.9 5.1 2.9 .562 0.0 0.0 — 2.5 1.8 .713 Scott Wedman SF 33 79 19 17.7 8.0 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 7.7 3.6 .473 0.6 0.2 .354 0.9 0.6 .662 Jerry Sichting PG 29 82 7 19.5 6.5 1.3 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.9 5.0 2.9 .570 0.2 0.1 .375 0.8 0.7 .924 Sam Vincent SG 22 57 0 7.6 3.2 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.9 2.8 1.0 .364 0.1 0.0 .250 1.2 1.1 .929 David Thirdkill PF 25 49 0 7.9 3.3 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 2.2 1.1 .491 0.0 0.0 — 1.8 1.1 .625 Greg Kite C 24 64 2 7.3 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.5 .374 0.0 0.0 — 0.6 0.2 .385 Rick Carlisle SG 26 77 1 9.9 2.6 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.5 1.2 .487 0.1 0.0 .000 0.3 0.2 .652 Sly Williams SF 28 6 0 9.0 2.8 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.2 3.5 0.8 .238 0.7 0.0 .000 2.0 1.2 .583 Totals 82 82 242.1 114.1 46.4 29.1 7.8 6.2 16.6 89.2 45.3 .508 4.8 1.7 .351 27.4 21.8 .794 Playoff Per Game PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% Larry Bird SF 29 18 18 42.8 25.9 9.3 8.2 2.1 0.6 2.6 18.4 9.5 .517 3.1 1.3 .411 6.1 5.6 .927 Kevin McHale PF 28 18 18 39.7 24.9 8.6 2.7 0.4 2.4 2.7 16.1 9.3 .579 0.1 0.0 .000 7.8 6.2 .794 Dennis Johnson PG 31 18 18 39.7 16.2 4.2 5.9 2.2 0.3 2.8 13.6 6.1 .445 0.9 0.3 .375 4.7 3.7 .798 Danny Ainge SG 26 18 18 36.2 15.6 4.2 5.2 2.3 0.1 1.7 10.7 5.9 .554 1.9 0.8 .412 3.3 2.9 .867 Robert Parish C 32 18 18 32.8 15.0 8.8 1.4 0.5 1.7 2.4 12.5 5.9 .471 0.0 0.0 — 4.9 3.2 .652 Bill Walton C 33 16 0 18.2 7.9 6.4 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.4 5.8 3.4 .581 0.1 0.0 .000 1.4 1.2 .826 Scott Wedman SF 33 12 0 11.8 3.8 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 4.3 1.7 .392 0.3 0.2 .500 0.3 0.3 .750 Jerry Sichting PG 29 18 0 15.2 3.2 0.9 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 3.4 1.5 .443 0.1 0.0 .000 0.4 0.2 .429 Sam Vincent SG 22 9 0 4.6 2.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 3.1 0.9 .286 0.1 0.0 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000 David Thirdkill PF 25 13 0 3.6 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.5 .333 0.1 0.0 .000 0.8 0.4 .455 Greg Kite C 24 13 0 6.0 1.4 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.5 .700 0.0 0.0 — 0.5 0.3 .571 Rick Carlisle SG 26 10 0 5.4 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.8 .533 0.0 0.0 — 0.4 0.3 .750 Totals 18 18 242.8 114.4 45.2 28.6 9.0 6.1 15.2 86.7 43.9 .507 6.4 2.5 .391 30.3 24.1 .794 Regular Season Per 36 Minutes PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% Larry Bird SF 29 82 81 38.0 24.5 9.3 6.4 1.9 0.6 3.1 18.6 9.2 .496 2.2 0.9 .423 5.7 5.1 .896 Kevin McHale PF 28 68 62 35.3 21.7 8.3 2.7 0.4 2.0 2.2 14.7 8.4 .574 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 4.9 .776 Robert Parish C 32 81 80 31.7 18.3 10.8 2.0 0.9 1.6 2.6 13.5 7.4 .549 0.0 0.0 — 4.7 3.4 .731 Dennis Johnson PG 31 78 78 35.0 16.0 3.5 6.0 1.4 0.5 2.3 14.0 6.4 .455 0.6 0.1 .143 3.9 3.2 .818 Danny Ainge SG 26 80 78 30.1 12.8 3.5 6.1 1.4 0.1 1.9 10.5 5.3 .504 1.1 0.4 .356 2.0 1.8 .904 Jerry Sichting PG 29 82 7 19.5 12.1 2.3 4.2 1.1 0.0 1.6 9.3 5.3 .570 0.4 0.1 .375 1.5 1.4 .924 Scott Wedman SF 33 79 19 17.7 16.3 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.6 1.4 15.5 7.3 .473 1.2 0.4 .354 1.7 1.2 .662 Bill Walton C 33 80 2 19.3 14.1 12.7 3.8 0.9 2.5 3.5 9.6 5.4 .562 0.1 0.0 .000 4.7 3.4 .713 Rick Carlisle SG 26 77 1 9.9 9.4 3.6 4.9 0.9 0.2 2.4 9.0 4.4 .487 0.5 0.0 .000 1.1 0.7 .652 Sam Vincent SG 22 57 0 7.6 15.3 4.0 5.7 1.4 0.3 4.1 13.5 4.9 .364 0.3 0.1 .250 5.8 5.4 .929 David Thirdkill PF 25 49 0 7.9 15.2 6.5 1.4 1.0 0.3 1.8 10.3 5.0 .491 0.1 0.0 .000 8.2 5.1 .625 Greg Kite C 24 64 2 7.3 6.4 9.9 1.3 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.1 2.6 .374 0.1 0.0 .000 3.0 1.2 .385 Sly Williams SF 28 6 0 9.0 11.3 10.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 4.7 14.0 3.3 .238 2.7 0.0 .000 8.0 4.7 .583 Totals 82 82 242.8 114.4 45.2 28.6 9.0 6.1 15.2 86.7 43.9 .507 6.4 2.5 .391 30.3 24.1 .794 Playoff Per 36 Minutes PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% Kevin McHale PF 28 18 18 715 22.6 7.8 2.4 0.4 2.2 3.2 14.6 8.5 .579 0.1 0.0 .000 7.1 5.6 .794 Larry Bird SF 29 18 18 770 21.8 7.9 6.9 1.7 0.5 2.2 15.5 8.0 .517 2.6 1.1 .411 5.1 4.7 .927 Sam Vincent SG 22 9 0 41 19.3 6.1 4.4 1.8 0.0 3.5 24.6 7.0 .286 0.9 0.0 .000 5.3 5.3 1.000 Robert Parish C 32 18 18 591 16.4 9.6 1.5 0.5 1.8 2.7 13.7 6.5 .471 0.0 0.0 5.4 3.5 .652 Bill Walton C 33 16 0 291 15.7 12.7 3.3 0.7 1.5 2.7 11.5 6.7 .581 0.1 0.0 .000 2.8 2.4 .826 Danny Ainge SG 26 18 18 652 15.5 4.2 5.1 2.3 0.1 1.7 10.7 5.9 .554 1.9 0.8 .412 3.3 2.9 .867 Robert Parish C 32 18 18 591 16.4 9.6 1.5 0.5 1.8 2.7 13.7 6.5 .471 0.0 0.0 5.4 3.5 .652 Dennis Johnson PG 31 18 18 715 14.7 3.8 5.4 2.0 0.3 2.6 12.3 5.5 .445 0.8 0.3 .375 4.2 3.4 .798 David Thirdkill PF 25 13 0 47 13.0 6.1 2.3 1.5 0.0 2.3 13.8 4.6 .333 0.8 0.0 .000 8.4 3.8 .455 Rick Carlisle SG 26 10 0 54 12.7 3.3 5.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 10.0 5.3 .533 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.0 .750 Scott Wedman SF 33 12 0 142 11.4 5.6 2.0 2.3 0.8 1.5 12.9 5.1 .392 1.0 0.5 .500 1.0 0.8 .750 Jerry Sichting PG 29 18 0 274 7.5 2.1 5.3 0.7 0.0 1.1 8.0 3.5 .443 0.1 0.0 .000 0.9 0.4 .429 Greg Kite C 24 13 0 78 8.3 8.8 1.4 0.9 1.8 1.4 4.6 3.2 .700 0.0 0.0 3.2 1.8 .571 Regular Season Totals PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% Larry Bird SF 29 82 81 3113 2115 805 557 166 51 266 1606 796 .496 194 82 .423 492 441 .896 Kevin McHale PF 28 68 62 2397 1448 551 181 29 134 149 978 561 .574 0 0 420 326 .776 Robert Parish C 32 81 80 2567 1305 770 145 65 116 187 966 530 .549 0 0 335 245 .731 Dennis Johnson PG 31 78 78 2732 1213 268 456 110 35 173 1060 482 .455 42 6 .143 297 243 .818 Danny Ainge SG 26 80 78 2407 855 235 405 94 7 129 701 353 .504 73 26 .356 136 123 .904 Scott Wedman SF 33 79 19 1402 634 192 83 38 22 54 605 286 .473 48 17 .354 68 45 .662 Bill Walton C 33 80 2 1546 606 544 165 38 106 151 411 231 .562 0 0 202 144 .713 Rick Carlisle SG 26 77 1 760 199 77 104 19 4 50 189 92 .487 10 0 .000 23 15 .652 Sam Vincent SG 22 57 0 432 184 48 69 17 4 49 162 59 .364 4 1 .250 70 65 .929 Jerry Sichting PG 29 82 7 1596 537 104 188 50 0 73 412 235 .570 16 6 .375 66 61 .924 David Thirdkill PF 25 49 0 385 163 70 15 11 3 19 110 54 .491 1 0 1.000 88 55 .625 Greg Kite C 24 64 2 464 83 128 17 3 28 32 91 34 .374 1 0 1.000 39 15 .385 Sly Williams SF 28 6 0 54 17 15 2 1 1 7 21 5 .238 4 0 .000 12 7 .583 Totals 82 82 19855 9359 3807 2387 641 511 1339 7312 3718 .508 393 138 .351 2248 1785 .794 Playoff Totals PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% Larry Bird SF 29 18 18 770 466 168 148 37 11 47 331 171 .517 56 23 .411 109 101 .927 Kevin McHale PF 28 18 18 715 448 155 48 8 43 48 290 168 .579 1 0 .000 141 112 .794 Danny Ainge SG 26 18 18 652 280 76 93 41 1 31 193 107 .554 34 14 .412 60 52 .867 Dennis Johnson PG 31 18 18 715 291 76 107 39 5 51 245 109 .445 16 6 .375 84 67 .798 Robert Parish C 32 18 18 591 270 158 25 9 30 44 225 106 .471 0 0 89 58 .652 Bill Walton C 33 16 0 291 127 103 27 6 12 22 93 54 .581 1 0 1.000 23 19 .826 Sam Vincent SG 22 9 0 41 22 7 5 2 0 4 28 8 .286 1 0 1.000 6 6 1.000 Jerry Sichting PG 29 18 0 274 57 16 40 5 0 8 61 27 .443 1 0 1.000 7 3 .429 Scott Wedman SF 33 12 0 142 45 22 8 9 3 6 51 20 .392 4 2 .500 4 3 .750 Rick Carlisle SG 26 10 0 54 19 5 8 2 0 3 15 8 .533 0 0 4 3 .750 David Thirdkill PF 25 13 0 47 17 8 3 2 0 3 18 6 .333 1 0 1.000 11 5 .455 Greg Kite C 24 13 0 78 18 19 3 2 4 3 10 7 .700 0 0 7 4 .571 Totals 18 18 4370 2060 813 515 162 109 270 1560 791 .507 115 45 .391 545 433 .794 Team Impact Spotlight Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards Larry Bird Primary offensive engine / system driver 38.0 Elite 25.8 9.8 6.8 2.6 22.5 League’s central offensive hub for Boston; orchestrated scoring, playmaking, and spacing while defending passing lanes at a high level, driving one of the most efficient team offenses in the league.

MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale Elite interior scorer / defensive anchor 35.3 High 21.3 8.1 2.7 2.4 17.3 Provided devastating low-post scoring efficiency and elite weak-side rim protection; his footwork and length made him nearly unguardable inside. All-Star, All-Defensive First Team Dennis Johnson Two-way lead guard 35.0 Medium-High 15.6 3.4 5.8 1.8 13.3 Primary perimeter defender and steady offensive organizer; focused on control, defensive pressure, and timely scoring rather than volume.

All-Defensive Second Team Robert Parish Defensive stabilizer / interior finisher 31.7 Medium 16.1 9.5 1.8 2.2 14.8 Consistent interior presence providing rebounding, rim protection, and efficient finishing; anchored the defense while stars carried usage. All-Star Bill Walton High-IQ reserve center / connector 19.3 Low-Medium 7.6 6.8 2.1 1.8 9.2 Transformed second units with passing, screening, and defensive awareness; impact far exceeded traditional box-score usage.

Sixth Man of the Year Danny Ainge Secondary playmaker / floor spacer 30.1 Medium 10.7 2.9 5.1 1.3 10.0 Versatile guard who spaced the floor, moved the ball, and defended aggressively; key complementary piece alongside primary stars. — Scott Wedman Bench scorer / spacing wing 17.7 Low 8.0 2.4 1.1 0.8 6.2 Provided instant offense and shooting off the bench; leveraged off-ball movement and touch scoring to maintain offensive flow.

— Jerry Sichting Reserve point guard / tempo control 19.5 Low 6.5 1.3 2.3 0.6 5.4 Efficient, low-mistake ball-handler tasked with stabilizing lineups and maintaining offensive structure. — David Thirdkill Energy forward / depth defender 7.9 Very Low 3.3 1.4 0.3 0.3 2.7 Limited-usage forward providing physical defense and hustle in short rotational stints. — Sam Vincent Developmental guard 7.6 Very Low 3.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 2.8 Young guard evaluated in limited minutes; showed flashes of scoring and ball-handling without a defined role.

— Rick Carlisle End-of-bench combo guard 9.9 Very Low 2.6 1.0 1.4 0.3 2.7 Low-usage reserve valued for spacing, ball movement, and system execution. — Sly Williams Emergency wing 9.0 Very Low 2.8 2.5 0.3 0.4 3.0 Brief appearances as a physical wing option; limited offensive efficiency and narrowly defined role. — Greg Kite Depth center / situational rim protection 7.3 Very Low 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.4 2.0 Used situationally for size, rebounding, and fouls against bigger lineups. —

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