Boston Celtics: Top 5 greatest one-season wonders in team history

4. Jason Terry — 2012–2013 season

Following the departure of Ray Allen to the Miami Heat, the Celtics were in dire need of another reliable double-digit scoring talent. The team had a multitude of concerns with some of their other promising scorers. There were questions surrounding Avery Bradley’s scoring prowess and Jeff Green was just returning to the team after missing the entire 2011–2012 season due to heart surgery.

So, Boston looked to the free-agent market and signed Jason Terry. Even with the addition of Terry, the Celtics still did not emerge as one of the top tier title favorites in the NBA. But Terry thought otherwise. He famously got a tattoo on his left arm of the Celtics’ leprechaun logo holding a championship trophy.

Terry may have needed to pay extra for a tattoo removal artist as the team finished with a 41–40 record and were eliminated by the Knicks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Terry finished with a 10.1 points per game average, which became the lowest since his rookie season. Still, he produced an adequate scoring season. The 35-year-old played in 79 games and shot a fair 37.2 percent from 3-point land. He topped it off with four 20-point games, including a 26-point performance against the Denver Nuggets.

Terry also provided spotlight moments in the playoffs. His nine points in overtime in Game 4 of the first round against the Knicks helped salvage the series and send it to a Game 5.

Considering that Terry took hold of replacing Allen’s scoring production, he performed well enough in his bench role.