2019β20 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Brad Stevens |
General manager | Danny Ainge |
Owners | Wyc Grousbeck |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 48–24 (.667) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Atlantic) Conference: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Eastern Conference finals (lost to Heat 2β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Boston |
Radio | WBZ-FM |
The 2019β20 Boston Celtics season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's seventh season under head coach Brad Stevens.
After losing Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to free agency, the Celtics signed former Charlotte Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker and former New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter in the offseason. The season was suspended by league officials following the games of March 11 [1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] On March 19, Marcus Smart announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. [3]
On June 4, the Celtics were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble. In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Celtics defeated the No. 6 seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games. The team defeated the No. 2 seeded and NBA champion Toronto Raptors in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, the Celtics lost to the fifth-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals in six games.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 14 | Romeo Langford | SG | United States | Indiana |
1 | 22 | Grant Williams | PF | United States | Tennessee |
2 | 33 | Carsen Edwards | PG | United States | Purdue |
2 | 51 | Tremont Waters | PG | United States | LSU |
The Boston Celtics hold 3 first round picks and a second round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 14th pick was transferred from the Sacramento Kings as it failed to reach the 1st pick. [4]
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Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Toronto Raptors | 53 | 19 | .736 | β | 26–10 | 27–9 | 9β5 | 72 |
x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 5.0 | 26–10 | 22–14 | 9β6 | 72 |
x β Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 10.5 | 31–4 | 12–26 | 11β5 | 73 |
x β Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 18.0 | 20–16 | 15–21 | 6β10 | 72 |
New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 11–22 | 10–23 | 2β11 | 66 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z β Milwaukee Bucks * | 56 | 17 | .767 | β | 73 |
2 | y β Toronto Raptors * | 53 | 19 | .736 | 2.5 | 72 |
3 | x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 7.5 | 72 |
4 | x β Indiana Pacers | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 73 |
5 | y β Miami Heat * | 44 | 29 | .603 | 12.0 | 73 |
6 | x β Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 13.0 | 73 |
7 | x β Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 20.5 | 72 |
8 | x β Orlando Magic | 33 | 40 | .452 | 23.0 | 73 |
9 | Washington Wizards | 25 | 47 | .347 | 30.5 | 72 |
10 | Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 42 | .354 | 29.0 | 65 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 65 |
12 | New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 31.5 | 66 |
13 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 66 |
14 | Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 47 | .299 | 33.0 | 67 |
15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 65 |
2019 preseason game log Total: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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2019β20 season schedule |
2019β20 game log Total: 48β24 (home: 26β10; road: 22β14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3β1 (home: 2β0; road: 1β1)
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November: 10β4 (home: 5β0; road: 5β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 10β3 (home: 6β2; road: 4β1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 9β7 (home: 6β3; road: 3β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 9β3 (home: 4β1; road: 5β2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 2β3 (home: 0β3; road: 2β0)
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Seeding games: 5β3 (home: 3β1; road: 2β2)
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Cancelled games
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2019β20 season schedule |
2020 playoff game log Total: 10β7 (home: 4β5; road: 6β2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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Conference semifinals: 4β3 (home: 0β3; road: 4β0)
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Conference finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
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2020 playoff schedule |
June 20, 2019 [5] | To
Boston Celtics Draft rights to Ty Jerome (#24) Draft rights to Carsen Edwards (#33) |
To
Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Matisse Thybulle (#20) |
June 20, 2019 [6] | To
Boston Celtics 2020 First Round Pick (from Milwaukee Bucks) |
To
Phoenix Suns Aron Baynes Draft Rights to Ty Jerome (#24) |
Player | Signed |
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Daniel Theis [7] | 2-year contract worth $10 million |
Brad Wanamaker [8] | Undisclosed deal |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Kemba Walker [9] | 4-year contract worth $141 million | Charlotte Hornets |
Enes Kanter [10] | 2-year contract worth $10 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
Vincent Poirier [11] | Undisclosed deal | Saski Baskonia |
Tacko Fall [12] | Two-way contract [13] | UCF |
Player | Reason | New Team |
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Al Horford [14] | 4-year contract worth $109 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
Kyrie Irving [15] | 4-year contract worth $142 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Terry Rozier [16] | 3-year contract worth $58 million | Charlotte Hornets |
Guerschon Yabusele [17] | Nanjing Monkey Kings | |
Marcus Morris Sr. [18] | 1-year contract worth $15 million | New York Knicks |
2019β20 Boston Celtics season | |
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Head coach | Brad Stevens |
General manager | Danny Ainge |
Owners | Wyc Grousbeck |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 48–24 (.667) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Atlantic) Conference: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Eastern Conference finals (lost to Heat 2β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Boston |
Radio | WBZ-FM |
The 2019β20 Boston Celtics season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's seventh season under head coach Brad Stevens.
After losing Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to free agency, the Celtics signed former Charlotte Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker and former New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter in the offseason. The season was suspended by league officials following the games of March 11 [1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] On March 19, Marcus Smart announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. [3]
On June 4, the Celtics were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble. In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Celtics defeated the No. 6 seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games. The team defeated the No. 2 seeded and NBA champion Toronto Raptors in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, the Celtics lost to the fifth-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals in six games.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 14 | Romeo Langford | SG | United States | Indiana |
1 | 22 | Grant Williams | PF | United States | Tennessee |
2 | 33 | Carsen Edwards | PG | United States | Purdue |
2 | 51 | Tremont Waters | PG | United States | LSU |
The Boston Celtics hold 3 first round picks and a second round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 14th pick was transferred from the Sacramento Kings as it failed to reach the 1st pick. [4]
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Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Toronto Raptors | 53 | 19 | .736 | β | 26–10 | 27–9 | 9β5 | 72 |
x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 5.0 | 26–10 | 22–14 | 9β6 | 72 |
x β Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 10.5 | 31–4 | 12–26 | 11β5 | 73 |
x β Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 18.0 | 20–16 | 15–21 | 6β10 | 72 |
New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 11–22 | 10–23 | 2β11 | 66 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z β Milwaukee Bucks * | 56 | 17 | .767 | β | 73 |
2 | y β Toronto Raptors * | 53 | 19 | .736 | 2.5 | 72 |
3 | x β Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 7.5 | 72 |
4 | x β Indiana Pacers | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 73 |
5 | y β Miami Heat * | 44 | 29 | .603 | 12.0 | 73 |
6 | x β Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 13.0 | 73 |
7 | x β Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 20.5 | 72 |
8 | x β Orlando Magic | 33 | 40 | .452 | 23.0 | 73 |
9 | Washington Wizards | 25 | 47 | .347 | 30.5 | 72 |
10 | Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 42 | .354 | 29.0 | 65 |
11 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 65 |
12 | New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 31.5 | 66 |
13 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 66 |
14 | Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 47 | .299 | 33.0 | 67 |
15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 65 |
2019 preseason game log Total: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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2019β20 season schedule |
2019β20 game log Total: 48β24 (home: 26β10; road: 22β14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3β1 (home: 2β0; road: 1β1)
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November: 10β4 (home: 5β0; road: 5β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 10β3 (home: 6β2; road: 4β1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 9β7 (home: 6β3; road: 3β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 9β3 (home: 4β1; road: 5β2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 2β3 (home: 0β3; road: 2β0)
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Seeding games: 5β3 (home: 3β1; road: 2β2)
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2019β20 season schedule |
2020 playoff game log Total: 10β7 (home: 4β5; road: 6β2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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Conference semifinals: 4β3 (home: 0β3; road: 4β0)
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Conference finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
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2020 playoff schedule |
June 20, 2019 [5] | To
Boston Celtics Draft rights to Ty Jerome (#24) Draft rights to Carsen Edwards (#33) |
To
Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Matisse Thybulle (#20) |
June 20, 2019 [6] | To
Boston Celtics 2020 First Round Pick (from Milwaukee Bucks) |
To
Phoenix Suns Aron Baynes Draft Rights to Ty Jerome (#24) |
Player | Signed |
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Daniel Theis [7] | 2-year contract worth $10 million |
Brad Wanamaker [8] | Undisclosed deal |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Kemba Walker [9] | 4-year contract worth $141 million | Charlotte Hornets |
Enes Kanter [10] | 2-year contract worth $10 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
Vincent Poirier [11] | Undisclosed deal | Saski Baskonia |
Tacko Fall [12] | Two-way contract [13] | UCF |
Player | Reason | New Team |
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Al Horford [14] | 4-year contract worth $109 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
Kyrie Irving [15] | 4-year contract worth $142 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Terry Rozier [16] | 3-year contract worth $58 million | Charlotte Hornets |
Guerschon Yabusele [17] | Nanjing Monkey Kings | |
Marcus Morris Sr. [18] | 1-year contract worth $15 million | New York Knicks |