2021–22 Boston Celtics season

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2021–22 Boston Celtics season
Head coachIme Udoka
General managerBrad Stevens
OwnersWyc Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record31–25 (.554)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston
RadioWBZ-FM
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

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 left his role 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]

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
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 30 Hauser, Sam (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia
F/C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
G/F 26 Nesmith, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-16 Vanderbilt
G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 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
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 97 Thomas, Brodric (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-28 Truman
G – White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado
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
  • Ime Udoka
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 19, 2022

Standings[]

Division[]

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Philadelphia 76ers 32 22 .593 3.0 14–12 18–10 4–6 54
Toronto Raptors 31 23 .574 4.0 16–12 15–11 5–5 54
Boston Celtics 31 25 .554 5.0 18–10 13–15 6–6 56
Brooklyn Nets 29 26 .527 6.5 12–14 17–12 6–2 55
New York Knicks 25 31 .446 11.0 13–15 12–16 4–6 56

Conference[]

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Miami Heat * 36 20 .643 – 56
2 Chicago Bulls * 34 21 .618 1.5 55
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 34 21 .618 1.5 55
4 Milwaukee Bucks 35 22 .614 1.5 57
5 Philadelphia 76ers * 32 22 .593 3.0 54
6 Toronto Raptors 31 23 .574 4.0 54
7 Boston Celtics 31 25 .554 5.0 56
8 Brooklyn Nets 29 26 .527 6.5 55
9 Charlotte Hornets 28 28 .500 8.0 56
10 Atlanta Hawks 26 28 .481 9.0 54
11 Washington Wizards 25 29 .463 10.0 54
12 New York Knicks 25 31 .446 11.0 56
13 Indiana Pacers 19 37 .339 17.0 56
14 Orlando Magic 13 43 .232 23.0 56
15 Detroit Pistons 12 43 .218 23.5 55

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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: 31–25 (Home: 18–10; Road: 13–15)
October: 2–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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[a] 		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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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: 6–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 W 114–107 Josh Richardson (27) Jayson Tatum (9) Brown, Smart (5) TD Garden
19,156 		15–15
31 December 20 Philadelphia L 103–108 Jaylen Brown (30) Enes Freedom (11) Jayson Tatum (6) TD Garden
19,156 		15–16
32 December 22 Cleveland W 111–101 Jaylen Brown (34) Robert Williams III (11) Robert Williams III (7) TD Garden
19,156 		16–16
33 December 25 @ Milwaukee L 113–117 Brown, Tatum (25) Robert Williams III (14) Marcus Smart (7) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		16–17
34 December 27 @ Minnesota L 103–108 Jaylen Brown (26) Robert Williams III (11) Horford, Pritchard (6) Target Center
15,962 		16–18
35 December 29 L.A. Clippers L 81–92 Jaylen Brown (30) Robert Williams III (14) Al Horford (8) TD Garden
19,156 		16–19
36 December 31 Phoenix W 123–108 Brown, Smart (24) Brown, Williams III (11) Robert Williams III (10) TD Garden
19,156 		17–19
January: 10–6 (Home: 7–3; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 January 2 Orlando W 116–111 (OT) Jaylen Brown (50) Jaylen Brown (11) Schröder, Smart (7) TD Garden
19,156 		18–19
38 January 5 San Antonio L 97–99 Jaylen Brown (30) Robert Williams III (9) Marcus Smart (6) TD Garden
19,156 		18–20
39 January 6 @ New York L 105–108 Jayson Tatum (36) Robert Williams III (9) Jayson Tatum (9) Madison Square Garden
17,529 		18–21
40 January 8 New York W 99–75 Jaylen Brown (22) Jaylen Brown (11) Jaylen Brown (11) TD Garden
19,156 		19–21
41 January 10 Indiana W 101–98 (OT) Jaylen Brown (26) Jaylen Brown (15) Jaylen Brown (6) TD Garden
19,156 		20–21
42 January 12 @ Indiana W 119–100 Jaylen Brown (34) Robert Williams III (9) three players 4 Gainbridge Fieldhouse
13,560 		21–21
43 January 14 @ Philadelphia L 99–111 Jaylen Brown (21) Robert Williams III (14) Jayson Tatum (5) Wells Fargo Center
20,444 		21–22
44 January 15 Chicago W 114–112 Jayson Tatum (23) Robert Williams III (13) Dennis Schröder (8) TD Garden
19,156 		22–22
45 January 17 New Orleans W 104–92 Jayson Tatum (27) Brown, Tatum (8) Dennis Schröder (9) TD Garden
19,156 		23–22
46 January 19 Charlotte L 102–111 Dennis Schröder (24) Al Horford (10) Jaylen Brown (6) TD Garden
19,156 		23–23
47 January 21 Portland L 105–109 Jayson Tatum (27) Tatum, Williams III (10) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden
19,156 		23–24
48 January 23 @ Washington W 116–87 Jayson Tatum (51) Brown, Tatum (10) Jayson Tatum (7) Capital One Arena
16,371 		24–24
49 January 25 Sacramento W 128–75 Jayson Tatum (36) Robert Williams III (17) Marcus Smart (7) TD Garden
19,156 		25–24
50 January 28 @ Atlanta L 92–108 Jaylen Brown (26) Jaylen Brown (12) Jayson Tatum (4) State Farm Arena
16,932 		25–25
51 January 29 @ New Orleans W 107–97 Jayson Tatum (38) Robert Williams III (16) Marcus Smart (12) Smoothie King Center
16,168 		26–25
52 January 31 Miami W 122–92 Jaylen Brown (29) Jayson Tatum (12) Marcus Smart (7) TD Garden
19,156 		27–25
February: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 February 2 Charlotte W 113–107 Josh Richardson (23) Al Horford (12) Jayson Tatum (9) TD Garden
19,156 		28–25
54 February 4 @ Detroit W 102–93 Jayson Tatum (24) Robert Williams III (11) Marcus Smart (6) Little Caesars Arena
17,584 		29–25
55 February 6 @ Orlando W 116–83 Jaylen Brown (26) Al Horford (11) Jayson Tatum (7) Amway Center
14,402 		30–25
56 February 8 @ Brooklyn W 126–91 Brown, Smart (22) Enes Freedom (12) Jaylen Brown (9) Barclays Center
17,732 		31–25
57 February 11 Denver TD Garden
58 February 13 Atlanta TD Garden
59 February 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
60 February 16 Detroit TD Garden
All-Star Break
61 February 24 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
62 February 26 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
63 February 27 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Overview[]

Players Added

Via draft

  • Juhann Begarin

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
January 19, 2022[9] To Boston Celtics
Bol Bol (from Denver)
PJ Dozier (from Denver) 		To San Antonio Spurs
Juancho Hernangómez (from Boston)
2028 DEN second-round pick (from Denver)
Cash considerations (from Boston)
Cash considerations (from Denver)
To Denver Nuggets
Bryn Forbes (from San Antonio)

Free agency[]

Additions[]

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

Subtractions[]

Player Reason New Team
Semi Ojeleye[14] Free agency Milwaukee Bucks
Tacko Fall[15] Free agency Cleveland Cavaliers
Tremont Waters[16] 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. ^ "SPURS ACQUIRE JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ & SECOND ROUND PICK". NBA.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Celtics Sign Sam Hauser to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Celtics Sign Enes Kanter". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "Celtics Sign Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Celtics Sign Brodric Thomas to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Three Players". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  15. ^ Young, Royce (August 31, 2021). "Former Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall joins Cleveland Cavaliers on 1-year deal, agents say". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "Bucks Sign Javin DeLaurier and Tremont Waters". NBA.com. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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