1576 - Tribute: Don Nelson

Dr. Beckett pays tribute to Don Nelson, reflecting on his NBA playing career with the Celtics (14 seasons, five championships) and his Hall of Fame coaching legacy built on innovation, experimentation, and position-less, mismatch-focused basketball. Beckett shares a personal story of playing 18 holes of golf with Nelson more than 20 years ago and discusses Nellie’s influence through concepts like…