Eric Montross: Difference between revisions

Montross was selected by the [[Boston Celtics]] with the ninth overall pick in the [[1994 NBA draft]]. During his first year in the NBA, he averaged 10 points per game, and was selected to the 1995 Rookie All-Star Game and named to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team.{{Cite web |last=Easton Jr. |first=Ed |date=March 26, 2023 |title=Former Boston Celtics center Eric Montross reveals cancer diagnosis |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-boston-celtics-center-eric-235527437.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tabatabaie |first=Cameron |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Former Celtics big man Eric Montross dies at 52 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-celtics-big-man-eric-181150548.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] |language=en-US}} However, Montross would never again reach this level of production. The Celtics came under fire for selecting Montross over players such as [[Eddie Jones (basketball)|Eddie Jones]], [[Jalen Rose]], and [[Aaron McKie]].{{Cite web |last=Loose |first=Joey |date=April 21, 2023 |title=10 biggest North Carolina basketball NBA Draft busts of all time |url=https://keepingitheel.com/2023/04/21/10-biggest-north-carolina-basketball-nba-draft-busts-time/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Keeping It Heel |language=en-US}}

Montross was selected by the [[Boston Celtics]] with the ninth overall pick in the [[1994 NBA draft]]. During his first year in the NBA, he averaged 10 points per game, and was selected to the 1995 Rookie All-Star Game and named to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team.{{Cite web |last=Easton Jr. |first=Ed |date=March 26, 2023 |title=Former Boston Celtics center Eric Montross reveals cancer diagnosis |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-boston-celtics-center-eric-235527437.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tabatabaie |first=Cameron |date=December 18, 2023 |title=Former Celtics big man Eric Montross dies at 52 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-celtics-big-man-eric-181150548.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] |language=en-US}} However, Montross would never again reach this level of production. The Celtics came under fire for selecting Montross over players such as [[Eddie Jones (basketball)|Eddie Jones]], [[Jalen Rose]], and [[Aaron McKie]].{{Cite web |last=Loose |first=Joey |date=April 21, 2023 |title=10 biggest North Carolina basketball NBA Draft busts of all time |url=https://keepingitheel.com/2023/04/21/10-biggest-north-carolina-basketball-nba-draft-busts-time/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Keeping It Heel |language=en-US}}

Montross spent two seasons with the Celtics before being traded to the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in 1996, in exchange for a 1997 first-round draft pick and the right to swap first-round draft picks in the [[1996 NBA Draft]].{{Cite web |date=June 12, 1996 |title=Celtics trade Montross, No. 1 to Mavericks |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/06/22/celtics-trade-montross-no-1-to-mavericks/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}{{Cite web |date=June 12, 1996 |title=Celtics Trade Montross, Move Up in Draft |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-22-sp-17437-story.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}} At the 1997 trade deadline, Montross, [[Jim Jackson (basketball)|Jim Jackson]], [[Chris Gatling]], [[George McCloud]], and [[Sam Cassell]] were traded to the [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]] for [[Ed O’Bannon]], [[Khalid Reeves]], [[Shawn Bradley]] and [[Robert Pack (basketball)|Robert Pack]].{{Cite news |last=Canavan |first=Tom |date=February 18, 1997 |title=Mavericks, Nets swap 9 players |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/02/18/mavericks-nets-swap-9-players/f70dfa56-30e8-477d-bbd2-fcd563c6ddee/ |access-date=December 18, 2023}} On the day of the [[1997 NBA Draft]], Montross and Jackson were traded to the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] with the draft rights of [[Tim Thomas (basketball)|Tim Thomas]] and [[Anthony Parker]] for [[Don MacLean (basketball)|Don MacLean]], [[Lucious Harris]], [[Michael Cage]] and the draft rights of [[Keith Van Horn]].{{Cite news |last=Roberts |first=Selena |date=June 28, 1997 |title=The Nets Decide the Future Can’t Wait |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/28/sports/the-nets-decide-the-future-can-t-wait.html |access-date=December 18, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Kepner |first=Tyler |date=June 28, 1997 |title=Nets get Van Horn from 76ers |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/06/28/nets-get-van-horn-from-76ers/cd015603-cc9d-48cc-b1f5-6c6d12f22675/ |access-date=December 18, 2023}} In December of 1997, Montross and [[Jerry Stackhouse]] were traded to the [[Detroit Pistons]] for [[Aaron McKie]] and [[Theo Ratliff]].{{Cite news |date=December…