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===Captains=== [[File:Paul Pierce LeBron James.jpg|thumb|Former Celtics captain [[Paul Pierce]] being defended by [[LeBron James]]]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics|border=2}};"|All-time team captains |- ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Boston Celtics|border=2}};"|Captain ! style="{{NBA color cell2|Boston Celtics|border=2}};"|Tenure |- | [[Bob Cousy]] || 1950β1963<ref>{{cite news|title=C's Captain a Work in Progress|newspaper=Telegram & Gazette|date=February 28, 1999}}</ref> |- | [[Frank Ramsey (basketball)|Frank Ramsey]] & [[Bill Russell]] || 1963β1964<ref>{{cite news|last=AP|title=Celtics Vow To Be Champions|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Bg0qAAAAIBAJ&pg=3479,1046145&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Gadsden Times|date=October 10, 1963|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214010404/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Bg0qAAAAIBAJ&pg=3479,1046145&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Bill Russell || 1964β1966 |- | [[John Havlicek]] || January 16, 1967<ref>{{cite news|last=AP|title=Havlicek Celtic Captain|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOsgAAAAIBAJ&pg|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=The Day|date=January 16, 1967}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>β1978 |- | [[Jo Jo White]] & [[Dave Cowens]] || October 17, 1978<ref>{{cite news|last=UPI|title=White, Cowens captains; Maxwell to start Friday|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xe08AAAAIBAJ&pg=5409,4590185&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=October 12, 1978|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214010904/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xe08AAAAIBAJ&pg=5409,4590185&dq|url-status=live}}</ref>βNovember 14, 1978 |- | Jo Jo White || November 14, 1978 β January 30, 1979 |- | Dave Cowens & [[Chris Ford]] || January 31, 1979<ref>{{cite news|last=UPI|title=Celtics Defuse Rockets|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yaMrAAAAIBAJ&pg|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=February 1, 1979}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>β1979 |- | Dave Cowens || 1979 β October 1, 1980<ref>{{cite news|title=Cowens Calls It Quits|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_A9ZAAAAIBAJ&pg=928,3118809&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=The Daily Union Democrat|date=October 2, 1980|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214011052/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_A9ZAAAAIBAJ&pg=928,3118809&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Larry Bird]] || 1983<ref>{{cite news|last=UPI|title=Talented, ambitious Celtics in opener at Detroit tonight|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JD00AAAAIBAJ&pg=3966,4706369&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=October 28, 1983|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214010548/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JD00AAAAIBAJ&pg=3966,4706369&dq|url-status=live}}</ref>β1992<ref name=LewisCaptain /> |- | [[Reggie Lewis]] || 1992β1993<ref name=LewisCaptain>{{cite news|last=AP|title=Celtics name Lewis captain|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bLFJAAAAIBAJ&pg=2917,4040258&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=October 14, 1992|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214010758/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bLFJAAAAIBAJ&pg=2917,4040258&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Robert Parish]] || 1993β1994<ref>{{cite news|last=Hohman|first=Ralph|title=Celtics wish for a new star|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Za1HAAAAIBAJ&pg=5771,5618492&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Record-Journal|date=October 31, 1993|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012134354/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Za1HAAAAIBAJ&pg=5771,5618492&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Dominique Wilkins]] & [[Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)|Dee Brown]] || 1994β1995<ref>{{cite news|last=AP|title=Brown, Wilkins appointed as co-captains for Celtics|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=khEqAAAAIBAJ&pg=2507,577843&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Sun Journal|date=November 2, 1994|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011200705/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=khEqAAAAIBAJ&pg=2507,577843&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Dee Brown || 1995β1996<ref>{{cite news|last=AP|title=High Hopes at Celts' Camp|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VzFJAAAAIBAJ&pg=3728,1495001&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=The Hour|date=October 11, 1995|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214010905/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VzFJAAAAIBAJ&pg=3728,1495001&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Rick Fox]] || 1996β1997<ref>{{cite news|last=The Associated Press|title=Magic Edge Hawks|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RtYjAAAAIBAJ&pg=1465,6483666&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Gainesville Sun|date=November 28, 1996|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011223736/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RtYjAAAAIBAJ&pg=1465,6483666&dq|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Dee Brown & [[Antoine Walker]] || October 8, 1997<ref>{{cite news|last=Holley|first=Michael|title=Pitino does his analysis play by play|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 9, 1997}}</ref>βDecember 2, 1997<ref name=EllisonCaptain /> |- | Dee Brown, Antoine Walker, & [[Pervis Ellison]] || December 2, 1997<ref name=EllisonCaptain>{{cite news|last=AP|title=Pitino names Ellison captain|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=euAgAAAAIBAJ&pg=1423,444526&dq|access-date=June 3, 2012|newspaper=Sun Journal|date=December 3, 1997|archive-date=December 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214011051/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=euAgAAAAIBAJ&pg=1423,444526&dq|url-status=live}}</ref>-February 18, 1998<ref>{{cite news|last=Holley|first=Michael|title=Pitino Plies Trade Again|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=February 19, 1998}}</ref> |- | Antoine Walker and Pervis Ellison || February 18, 1998 β 1998 |- | Antoine Walker || 1998β1999 |- | Antoine Walker & [[Dana Barros]] || 1999β2000<ref>{{cite news|last=Bulpett|first=Steve|title=Walker, Barros will captain ship|newspaper=Boston Herald|date=October 27, 1999}}</ref> |- | Antoine Walker & [[Paul Pierce]] || 2000<ref>{{cite news|title=Pierce, Walker are Co-Captains|newspaper=Telegram & Gazette|date=October 12, 2000}}</ref>β2003 |- | Paul Pierce || 2003β2013 |- | [[Rajon Rondo]] || January 17, 2014 β December 19, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/cs-name-rondo-captain-night-return|title=C's Name Rondo Captain On Night of Return|website=[[NBA.com]]|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-date=May 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504125758/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/cs-name-rondo-captain-night-return|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Jaylen Brown|Jaylen Brown (unofficial)]] |2023 - Present <ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Justin |title=How Jaylen Brown became the Boston Celtics captain |url=https://celticswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/celtics/2025/02/27/how-jaylen-brown-became-the-celtics-captain/80337755007/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Celtics Wire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-04 |title=Why These Celtics Made the Captaincy Into a Thing of the Past |url=https://www.theringer.com/2025/03/04/nba/celtics-city-hbo-captain-history-jaylen-brown |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.theringer.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Colin |title=Jaylen Brown explains why he calls himself the Celtics' captain |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2025/02/15/nba-all-star-celtics-jaylen-brown-captain-explained/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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