Editor’s note: During the NBA hiatus, The Athletic will find the most impressive seasons ever by players at every Celtics position. Up today: Shooting guards.



Sorting through the best seasons of a franchise usually means selecting from a mere few unforgettable years. But when the team is the Boston Celtics, a top 10 list might end up having only one or two players based on some of the luminaries who have defined the NBA’s most successful franchise.



So as we dive into the top 10 shooting guard seasons in Celtics history, the second part of The Athletic’s six-part series that started with point guards last week, we will apply the same rules, limiting each player to just two seasons. That way, we won’t fill the rankings with every Sam Jones campaign. The positional designation is based on Basketball-Reference’s annual position estimates, which means we’ll see the likes of Paul Pierce and John Havlicek — players who started as...