2020–21 Boston Celtics season

The 2020–21 Boston Celtics season is the 75th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This is the eighth season under head coach Brad Stevens. The Celtics will look forward to improve following their Eastern Conference Final defeat the previous season against the Miami Heat.

2020–21 Boston Celtics season
Head coachBrad Stevens
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersWyc Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record10–8 (.556)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston
RadioWBZ-FM

Draft picks
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
1 14 Aaron Nesmith SF  United States Vanderbilt
1 26 Payton Pritchard PG  United States Oregon
2 47 Yam Madar PG  Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv

Roster
Roster listing
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
G/F 45 Langford, Romeo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-25 Indiana
G/F 26 Nesmith, Aaron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1999-10-16 Vanderbilt
F 37 Ojeleye, Semi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-12-05 SMU
G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon
G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State
F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke
G 55 Teague, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-06-10 Wake Forest
F/C 27 Theis, Daniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992-04-04 Germany
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
G 8 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990-05-08 Connecticut
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: November 30, 2020

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Philadelphia 76ers 16 7 .696 0.0 10–2 6–5 4–1 23
Brooklyn Nets 14 10 .583 2.5 10–5 4–5 3–1 24
Boston Celtics 12 9 .571 3.0 5–3 7–6 1–4 21
Toronto Raptors 10 12 .455 5.5 6–5 4–7 2–2 22
New York Knicks 10 13 .435 6.0 4–5 6–8 1–3 23

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 16 7 .696 – 23
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 14 8 .636 1.5 22
3 Brooklyn Nets 14 10 .583 2.5 24
4 Boston Celtics 12 9 .571 3.0 21
5 Indiana Pacers 12 11 .522 4.0 23
6 Atlanta Hawks * 10 12 .455 5.5 22
7 Toronto Raptors 10 12 .455 5.5 22
8 New York Knicks 10 13 .435 6.0 23
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 13 .435 6.0 23
10 Charlotte Hornets 10 13 .435 6.0 23
11 Orlando Magic 9 14 .391 7.0 23
12 Chicago Bulls 8 13 .381 7.0 21
13 Miami Heat 8 14 .364 7.5 22
14 Washington Wizards 5 14 .263 9.0 19
15 Detroit Pistons 5 17 .227 10.5 22

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Preseason: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 11–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 6–5)
December: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
January: 7–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–4)
February: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 February 2 @ Golden State W 111–107 Jayson Tatum (27) Daniel Theis (11) Kemba Walker (5) Chase Center
0		 11–8
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades
November 19, 2020[4] To Boston Celtics
2021 OKC protected second-round pick		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Vincent Poirier
cash considerations
November 20, 2020[5] To Boston Celtics
2023 second-round pick (from Memphis)
2025 MEM second-round pick (from Memphis)		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Mario Hezonja (from Portland)
Draft rights to Desmond Bane (#30) (from Boston)
To Portland Trail Blazers
Enes Kanter (from Boston)
cash considerations (from Memphis)
November 29, 2020[6][7] To Boston Celtics
2022 CHA protected second-round pick		 To Charlotte Hornets
Gordon Hayward (sign and trade)
2023 BOS second-round pick
2024 BOS second-round pick

Re-signed
Player Signed
Tacko Fall November 23

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Jeff Teague[8] November 30 Atlanta Hawks
Tristan Thompson[8] November 30 Cleveland Cavaliers

Subtractions
Player Reason New Team
Brad Wanamaker[9] Free agency Golden State Warriors

References
  1. "Heat-Celtics game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "New Orleans vs. Dallas, Boston vs. Chicago games postponed". NBA.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. "Magic-Celtics game postponed due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. "Celtics Finalize Trade With Oklahoma City Thunder". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. "Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade with Grizzlies, Trail Blazers". NBA.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  6. "Hornets Acquire Forward Gordon Hayward and Two Future Second-Round Picks in Sign-and-Trade Deal". NBA.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. "Celtics Complete Trade with Charlotte Hornets". NBA.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  8. "Celtics Sign Jeff Teague, Tristan Thompson". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  9. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Brad Wanamaker". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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