2021–22 Boston Celtics season

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2021–22 Boston Celtics season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach Ime Udoka
General manager Brad Stevens
Owner(s) Wyc Grousbeck
Arena TD Garden
Results
Record 51–31 (.622)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television NBC Sports Boston
Radio WBZ-FM
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Boston Celtics season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the Celtics' first-round exit to the Brooklyn Nets in five games 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]

The Celtics began the season with a 18–21 record, but began a turnaround in January and finished with a 51–31 record and the number two seed in the Eastern Conference.[3][4][5] With the Portland Trail Blazers missing the postseason for the first time since 2013, the Celtics now hold the longest active playoff streak, with consecutive appearances since 2015.[6] They won the Atlantic Division for the first time since 2017.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Brooklyn Nets in four games which was their third series sweep in 4 seasons. In the second round, they faced the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks for the third time in five seasons, defeating them in seven games.[7] In the final game of the series, the Celtics made 22 3-pointers, a record for most ever in a playoff Game 7. The Celtics advanced to the Conference Finals for the fourth time in six years to play the top-seeded Miami Heat. In the previous two Conference Finals matchups between the two teams, the Celtics lost both times: in 2012 in seven games and in 2020 in six. This time, they beat the Heat in seven games—including three wins on the road—to advance to the 2022 NBA Finals, their first Finals appearance since 2010. They lost to the Golden State Warriors in 6 games. This was a rematch of the 1964 Finals, which the Celtics won in five games in an attempt to win their 18th championship and first since 2008.

Draft picks

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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.[8]

Roster

2021–22 Boston Celtics roster
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 8 Fitts, Malik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-07-04 Saint Mary's
F 30 Hauser, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 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
F/C 40 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt
F 4 Morgan, Juwan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-04-17 Indiana
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
F 37 Ryan, Matt (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-04-17 Chattanooga
G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State
G 13 Stauskas, Nik 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993-10-07 Michigan
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 9 in (2.06 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 State
G 9 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 III 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 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: April 9, 2022

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Boston Celtics 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Brooklyn Nets 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
New York Knicks 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Toronto Raptors 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Atlanta Hawks * 0 0 – – 0
2 Boston Celtics * 0 0 – 0.0 0
3 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 – 0.0 0
4 Charlotte Hornets 0 0 – 0.0 0
5 Chicago Bulls * 0 0 – 0.0 0
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 – 0.0 0
7 Detroit Pistons 0 0 – 0.0 0
8 Indiana Pacers 0 0 – 0.0 0
9 Miami Heat 0 0 – 0.0 0
10 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 – 0.0 0
11 New York Knicks 0 0 – 0.0 0
12 Orlando Magic 0 0 – 0.0 0
13 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 – 0.0 0
14 Toronto Raptors 0 0 – 0.0 0
15 Washington Wizards 0 0 – 0.0 0

Game log

Preseason

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Playoffs

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Main article: 2022 NBA playoffs
2022 playoff game log
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 18, 2021[9] 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[10] To Boston Celtics
Josh Richardson		 To Dallas Mavericks
Moses Brown
August 7, 2021[11] 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[12] 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[13] To Boston Celtics
Juancho Hernangómez		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Kris Dunn
Carsen Edwards
2026 right to swap second-round picks
January 19, 2022[14] 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)
February 10, 2022[15] To Boston Celtics
Future second-round pick		 To Orlando Magic
Bol Bol
PJ Dozier
Future second-round pick
Cash considerations
February 10, 2022[16] To Boston Celtics
Derrick White		 To San Antonio Spurs
Romeo Langford
Josh Richardson
2022 BOS first-round pick
2028 right to swap first-round picks
February 10, 2022[17] To Boston Celtics
Daniel Theis		 To Houston Rockets
Bruno Fernando
Enes Freedom
Dennis Schröder

Free agency

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Sam Hauser[18] August 13 Virginia
Enes Freedom[19] Portland Trail Blazers
Dennis Schröder[20] Los Angeles Lakers
Brodric Thomas[21] October 18 Cleveland Cavaliers

Subtractions

Player Reason New Team
Semi Ojeleye[22] Free agency Milwaukee Bucks
Tacko Fall[23] Free agency Cleveland Cavaliers
Tremont Waters[24] Free agency Milwaukee Bucks

Notes

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