[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Frank Brickowski and Marty Conlon.
[7][8] However, after a 4–8 start to the season, the Celtics lost 13 of their next 14 games as players like Dino Radja, Dana Barros, Dee Brown, Greg Minor and Pervis Ellison were all out for long stretches of the season with injuries.
[11] Walker averaged 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
After failing his physical exam, voiding an off-season trade that would have sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Clarence Weatherspoon and Michael Cage, he returned to play overseas in Europe, signing a contract to play in Greece, and ending his four-year career in the NBA.
[30][31][32][33] For the season, the Celtics updated their primary logo of a leprechaun spinning a basketball, adding gold, black and mahogany colors.