2021–22 Boston Celtics season

The 2021–22 Boston Celtics season will be the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the Celtics' first-round exit to the Brooklyn Nets from last season, Danny Ainge retired as the General Manager. Brad Stevens got promoted as the next President of Basketball Operations soon after.[1] The Celtics hired Ime Udoka as the next head coach on June 28, 2021.[2]

2021–22 Boston Celtics season
Head coachIme Udoka
General managerBrad Stevens
OwnersWyc Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record14–15 (.483)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston
RadioWBZ-FM

Draft picks
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
2 45 Juhann Begarin SG  France Paris Basketball

The Celtics currently carry one second-round pick in the draft.[3]

Roster
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
F/C 28 Fernando, Bruno 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-08-15 Maryland
F 30 Hauser, Sam (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia
F 41 Hernangómez, Juancho 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-09-28 Spain
F/C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
C 13 Freedom, Enes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992-05-20 Turkey
G/F 9 Langford, Romeo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-25 Indiana
G/F 26 Nesmith, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-16 Vanderbilt
F 20 Parker, Jabari 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-05-15 Duke
G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon
G 8 Richardson, Josh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-09-15 Tennessee
G 71 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
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
G 97 Thomas, Brodric (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-28 Truman
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 9 in (2.06 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: October 19, 2021

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Brooklyn Nets 21 8 .724 0.0 10–5 11–3 6–0 29
Philadelphia 76ers 15 15 .500 6.5 6–7 9–8 0–6 30
Boston Celtics 14 15 .483 7.0 7–5 7–10 3–3 29
Toronto Raptors 13 15 .464 7.5 6–9 7–6 4–4 28
New York Knicks 13 16 .448 8.0 5–10 8–6 3–3 29

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Brooklyn Nets * 21 8 .724 – 29
2 Chicago Bulls * 17 10 .630 3.0 27
3 Milwaukee Bucks 19 12 .613 3.0 31
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 18 12 .600 3.5 30
5 Miami Heat * 18 12 .600 3.5 30
6 Charlotte Hornets 16 15 .516 6.0 31
7 Washington Wizards 15 15 .500 6.5 30
8 Philadelphia 76ers 15 15 .500 6.5 30
9 Atlanta Hawks 14 15 .483 7.0 29
10 Boston Celtics 14 15 .483 7.0 29
11 Toronto Raptors 13 15 .464 7.5 28
12 New York Knicks 13 16 .448 8.0 29
13 Indiana Pacers 13 18 .419 9.0 31
14 Orlando Magic 5 25 .167 16.5 30
15 Detroit Pistons 4 23 .148 16.0 27

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 Orlando W 98–97 Jaylen Brown (25) Jayson Tatum (9) Payton Pritchard (5) TD Garden
19,156		 1–0
2 October 9 Toronto W 113–111 Jayson Tatum (20) Enes Kanter (10) Smart, Tatum (9) TD Garden
19,156		 2–0
3 October 13 @ Orlando L 102–103 Aaron Nesmith (23) Robert Williams III (7) Nesmith, G. Williams (4) Amway Center
13,519		 2–1
4 October 15 @ Miami L 100–121 Jayson Tatum (23) Jayson Tatum (8) Dennis Schröder (6) FTX Arena
19,600		 2–2
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season
2021–22 game log
Total: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Road: 7–10)
October: 2–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 @ New York L 134–138 (2OT) Jaylen Brown (46) Jayson Tatum (11) Brown, Smart (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 0–1
2 October 22 Toronto L 83–115 Jayson Tatum (18) Al Horford (11) Marcus Smart (5) TD Garden
19,156		 0–2
3 October 24 @ Houston W 107–97 Jayson Tatum (31) Al Horford (10) Schröder, Smart (5) Toyota Center
16,069		 1–2
4 October 25 @ Charlotte W 140–129 (OT) Jayson Tatum (41) Robert Williams (16) Schröder, Tatum (8) Spectrum Center
17,238		 2–2
5 October 27 Washington L 107–116 Jayson Tatum (23) Horford, Williams (11) Dennis Schroder (6) TD Garden
N/A[lower-alpha 1]		 2–3
6 October 30 @ Washington L 112–115 (2OT) Jaylen Brown (34) Jayson Tatum (15) Dennis Schröder (9) Capital One Arena
15,813		 2–4
November: 9–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 1 Chicago L 114–128 Jaylen Brown (28) Al Horford (10) Dennis Schröder (5) TD Garden
19,156		 2–5
8 November 3 @ Orlando W 92–79 Jaylen Brown (28) Al Horford (12) Al Horford (7) Amway Center
12,735		 3–5
9 November 4 @ Miami W 95–78 Jaylen Brown (17) Robert Williams III (10) Dennis Schröder (6) FTX Arena
19,600		 4–5
10 November 6 @ Dallas L 104–107 Jayson Tatum (32) Jayson Tatum (11) Smart, Schröder (6) American Airlines Center
20,052		 4–6
11 November 10 Toronto W 104–88 Jayson Tatum (22) Robert Williams III (13) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden
19,156		 5–6
12 November 12 Milwaukee W 122–113 Dennis Schröder (38) Robert Williams III (10) Marcus Smart (6) TD Garden
19,156		 6–6
13 November 13 @ Cleveland L 89–91 Dennis Schröder (28) Robert Williams III (16) Marcus Smart (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 6–7
14 November 15 @ Cleveland W 98–92 Jayson Tatum (23) Al Horford (9) Smart, Tatum (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,186		 7–7
15 November 17 @ Atlanta L 99–110 Jayson Tatum (34) Jayson Tatum (9) Marcus Smart (11) State Farm Arena
16,445		 7–8
16 November 19 L.A. Lakers W 130–108 Jayson Tatum (37) Jayson Tatum (11) Schröder, Smart (6) TD Garden
19,156		 8–8
17 November 20 Oklahoma City W 111–105 Jayson Tatum (33) Al Horford (11) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden
19,156		 9–8
18 November 22 Houston W 108–90 Jayson Tatum (30) Robert Williams III (15) Marcus Smart (5) TD Garden
19,156		 10–8
19 November 24 Brooklyn L 104–123 Marcus Smart (20) Jayson Tatum (8) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden
19,156		 10–9
20 November 26 @ San Antonio L 88–96 Jayson Tatum (24) Jayson Tatum (12) Marcus Smart (8) AT&T Center
15,360		 10–10
21 November 28 @ Toronto W 109–97 Marcus Smart (21) Al Horford (11) Jayson Tatum (10) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 11–10
December: 3–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 December 1 Philadelphia W 88–87 Jayson Tatum (26) Jayson Tatum (16) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden
19,156		 12–10
23 December 3 @ Utah L 130–137 Jayson Tatum (37) Horford, Tatum (6) Al Horford (9) Vivint Arena
18,306		 12–11
24 December 4 @ Portland W 145–117 Schröder, Tatum (31) Enes Freedom (15) Dennis Schröder (8) Moda Center
18,193		 13–11
25 December 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–117 Jayson Tatum (34) Horford, Tatum (8) Marcus Smart (6) Staples Center
18,997		 13–12
26 December 8 @ L.A. Clippers L 111–114 Jayson Tatum (29) Jayson Tatum (10) Dennis Schröder (8) Staples Center
17,064		 13–13
27 December 10 @ Phoenix L 90–111 Jayson Tatum (24) Langford, Tatum (7) Horford, Pritchard, Schröder, Tatum (4) Footprint Center
17,071		 13–14
28 December 13 Milwaukee W 117–103 Jayson Tatum (42) G. Williams, R. Williams III (7) Marcus Smart (11) TD Garden
19,156		 14–14
29 December 17 Golden State L 107–111 Jayson Tatum (27) Robert Williams III (11) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden
19,156		 14–15
30 December 18 New York TD Garden
31 December 20 Philadelphia TD Garden
32 December 22 Cleveland TD Garden
33 December 25 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
34 December 27 @ Minnesota Target Center
35 December 29 L.A. Clippers TD Garden
36 December 31 Phoenix TD Garden
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 January 2 Orlando TD Garden
38 January 5 San Antonio TD Garden
39 January 6 @ New York Madison Square Garden
40 January 8 New York TD Garden
41 January 10 Indiana TD Garden
42 January 12 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
43 January 14 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
44 January 15 Chicago TD Garden
45 January 17 New Orleans TD Garden
46 January 19 Charlotte TD Garden
47 January 21 Portland TD Garden
48 January 23 @ Washington Capital One Arena
49 January 25 Sacramento TD Garden
50 January 28 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
51 January 29 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
52 January 31 Miami TD Garden
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Did not resign

Trades
June 18, 2021[4] To Boston Celtics
Moses Brown
Al Horford
2023 OKC second-round pick		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Kemba Walker
2021 BOS first-round pick
2025 BOS second-round pick
July 31, 2021[5] To Boston Celtics
Josh Richardson		 To Dallas Mavericks
Moses Brown
August 7, 2021[6] To Boston Celtics
Kris Dunn (from Atlanta)
Bruno Fernando (from Atlanta)
2023 POR second-round pick (from Atlanta)		 To Sacramento Kings
Tristan Thompson (from Boston)
To Atlanta Hawks
Delon Wright (from Sacramento)
August 17, 2021[7] To Boston Celtics
Cash considerations		 To New York Knicks
Evan Fournier (sign and trade)
2022 CHA second-round pick
2023 BOS second-round pick
September 15, 2021[8] To Boston Celtics
Juancho Hernangómez		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Kris Dunn
Carsen Edwards
2026 right to swap second-round picks

Free agency


Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Sam Hauser[9] August 13 Virginia
Enes Kanter[10] Portland Trail Blazers
Dennis Schröder[11] Los Angeles Lakers
Brodric Thomas[12] October 18 Cleveland Cavaliers

Subtractions
Player Reason New Team
Semi Ojeleye[13] Free agency Milwaukee Bucks
Tacko Fall[14] Free agency Cleveland Cavaliers
Tremont Waters[15] Free agency Milwaukee Bucks

Notes
  1. Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

References
  1. "Danny Ainge Announces Retirement; Brad Stevens Promoted to President of Basketball Operations". NBA.com. June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. "Celtics Name Ime Udoka 18th Head Coach in Franchise History". NBA.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. "Celtics Acquire Five-Time All-Star Al Horford in Deal with Thunder". NBA.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. "Celtics Acquire Josh Richardson from Mavericks". NBA.com. July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. "Sacramento Kings complete 3-team deal for Tristan Thompson". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  7. "Knicks Acquire Evan Fournier". NBA.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. "Celtics Acquire Juancho Hernangómez in Three-Player Trade with Grizzlies". NBA.com. September 15, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  9. "Celtics Sign Sam Hauser to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  10. "Celtics Sign Enes Kanter". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  11. "Celtics Sign Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. "Celtics Sign Brodric Thomas to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  13. "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Three Players". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  14. "Former Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall joins Cleveland Cavaliers on 1-year deal, agents say". ESPN. August 31, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  15. "Bucks Sign Javin DeLaurier and Tremont Waters". NBA.com. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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