Listening to the Mt. Rushmore discussion 5/14/20 when y’all debated the Celtics 29 to 61win change Max said the Lakers had better personnel Stephen neglected to say the first year Bird came to the Celtics they ALSO got back a fully recovered Tiny Archibald.
Tiny, Maxwell, Cowens,Carr, Don Chaney, Pistol Pete and Bird.
Not a bad roster, Bird is not solely responsible for that jump I would argue a healthy penetrating Tiny Archibald made his transition to the NBA much easier than generally acknowledged.