sent to the Utah Jazz in a three-way deal) and James Bailey. Bagley's first season with the Nets saw him play all 82 games, the only season he did this, as well as score a career high 12 points per game. He was also the only Net to play 82 games, and as a result, Bagley was given a multiyear extension on September 6, 1988. On November 17, 1987, Bagley hit a 75-footer at the buzzer against the Houston Rockets when the first quarter drew to a close. Bagley played in 68 games, missing some due to injury, and lost his starting position at point guard to Lester Conner. Boston Celtics On October 5, 1989, Bagley was traded to the Boston Celtics for two draft choices and an undisclosed amount of cash. He has noted that playing with the Celtics in the Boston Garden has been the highlight of his basketball career. After playing one season for the Celtics, Bagley did not play the entire 1990–91 season. He began the season on the injured list with tendinitis of the right knee, and received arthroscopic surgery on March 3, 1991, ending his season and even becoming an afterthought, with the Celtics emphasizing Brian Shaw and Dee Brown. However, he did end up starting most of the 1991–92 season, mainly after Brian Shaw was traded to the Miami Heat. Despite the starting role, Bagley was not on the team as the 1992–93 season began, but was re-signed by the Celtics on December 23, 1992. Bagley ended up playing in only 10 games that season, then was granted free agency. CBA He played with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1993 off-season, playing for the Columbus Horizon and Rochester Renegade. Atlanta Hawks Prior to the 1993 season, Bagley signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Hawks, but was released after three appearances on December 13, 1993. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 68 || 3 || 14.6 || .432 || .000 || .762 || 1.4 || 2.5 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 5.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 76 || 19 || 22.5 || .423 || .118 || .793 || 2.1 || 4.4 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 8.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland | 81 || 65 || 29.6 || .488 || .115 || .749 || 3.6 || 8.6 || 1.6 || 0.1 ||