“He called me and Buck John said, ‘N----s get off the floor and hit us with that motherf---er,’” Maxwell recalled, his voice steady, his eyes clear. The weight of those words landed hard.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, McDowell wore only jersey No. 8 and put up 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Johnson wore only jersey No. 86 and put up 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Erden wore only jersey No. 86 and put up 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.