Leading up to the 1978 NBA Draft, Celtics legend Larry Bird was still an unknown. ... On June 8, 1979, Bird finally signed with the Celtics, inking a five-year, $3.25 million deal.

That same month, just days later, the Celtics selected two other forwards in the 1979 NBA Draft — Rick Robey and Gerald Henderson — securing depth in case Bird's deal fell through. But it didn ...

Twitter named its original bird logo after him, “Larry the Bird.” Timeline 1978 - First round NBA draft pick by the Boston Celtics - doesn’t play until graduating from Indiana State in 1979.