2019–20 Boston Celtics season

The 2019–20 Boston Celtics season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the 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.

2019–20 Boston Celtics season
Head coachBrad Stevens
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersWyc Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record48–24 (.667)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Heat 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston
RadioWBZ-FM

The season was suspended until further notice by league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19.[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.

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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]

Roster
Roster listing
2019–20 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996–10–24 California
G 4 Edwards, Carsen 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–03–12 Purdue
C 99 Fall, Tacko (TW) 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 311 lb (141 kg) 1995–12–10 Central Florida
G/F 43 Green, Javonte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–07–23 Radford
F 20 Hayward, Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–03–23 Butler
C 11 Kanter, Enes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992–05–20 Turkey
G/F 45 Langford, Romeo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999–10–25 Indiana
F 37 Ojeleye, Semi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–12–05 SMU
F/C 77 Poirier, Vincent 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993–10–27 France
G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–03–06 Oklahoma State
G/F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998–03–03 Duke
F/C 27 Theis, Daniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–04–04 Germany
G 8 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut
G 9 Wanamaker, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1989–07–25 Pittsburgh
G 51 Waters, Tremont (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998–01–10 LSU
F 12 Williams, Grant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998–11–30 Tennessee
F/C 44 Williams, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1997–10–17 Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–01–18

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Toronto Raptors 53 19 .736 0.0 26–10 27–9 9–5 72
x – Boston Celtics 48 24 .667 5.0 26–10 22–14 9–6 72
x – Philadelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 10.5 31–4 12–26 11–5 73
x – Brooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 18.0 20–16 15–21 6–10 72
New York Knicks 21 45 .318 29.0 11–22 10–23 2–11 66

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 56 17 .767 – 73
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 x – Boston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 x – Indiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 y – Miami Heat * 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 x – Philadelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 x – Brooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 x – 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

Game log

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 48–24 (Home: 26–10; Road: 22–14)
October: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
November: 10–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–4)
December: 10–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–1)
January: 9–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–4)
February: 9–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–2)
March: 2–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–0)
Seeding games: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2020 NBA Playoffs
2020 playoff game log
Total: 10–7 (Home: 4–5; Road: 6–2)
First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 4–0)
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
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)

Re-signed
Player Signed
Daniel Theis[7] 2-year contract worth $10 million
Brad Wanamaker[8] Undisclosed deal

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
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

Subtractions
Player Reason New Team
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

References
  1. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. Pescaro, Mike (March 19, 2020). "Celtics Guard Marcus Smart Tests Positive for Coronavirus". NBC Boston. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  5. "Celtics Draft Langford, Williams, Edwards & Waters". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  6. "Celtics trade Aron Baynes; draft Romeo Langford at 14, Grant Williams at 22". Boston Herald. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  7. Himmelsbach, Adam (July 2, 2019). "Celtics re-sign Daniel Theis, add French center Vincent Poirier". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  8. Doxy, Andrew (July 2, 2019). "Brad Wanamaker to return to Boston on a 1-year deal". CelticsBlog. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  9. "Walker agrees to join Celtics; Rozier to Hornets". ESPN.com. June 29, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  10. "Celtics sign Enes Kanter". Boston.com. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  11. "Celtics add French big man Vincent Poirier". Boston Herald. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  12. "Source: 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall to sign Celtics deal". ESPN.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  13. "Celtics convert center Tacko Fall's contract to two-way". NBA.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  14. "Reports: Al Horford leaving Celtics, agrees with Sixers". NBA.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  15. Cacciola, Scott; Stein, Marc (June 30, 2019). "Kyrie Irving Commits to Brooklyn, Cementing Nets as Kings of New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  16. Dwyer, Michael. "Is Terry Rozier more of the same for the Hornets: Overpaying for pretty good?". charlotteobserver. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  17. Goss, Nick. "Celtics have waived Yabusele, opening up a spot on the 15-man roster and putting an end to a disappointing career in Boston". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  18. Mathur, Ashish. "Rich Paul opens up on Marcus Morris free agency situation with Clippers, Knicks, Spurs". ClutchPoints. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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