2016–17 Boston Celtics season

2016–17 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Brad Stevens
General manager Danny Ainge
Owner(s) Wyc Grousbeck
Arena TD Garden
Results
Record 12–8 (.600)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Comcast SportsNet New England
Radio WBZ-FM

The 2016–17 Boston Celtics season is the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 3 Jaylen Brown SF  United States California
1 16 Guerschon Yabusele PF  France France Rouen Métropole
1 23 Ante Žižić C  Croatia Croatia Cibona Zagreb
2 31 Deyonta Davis PF / C  United States Michigan State
2 35 Rade Zagorac SG / SF  Serbia Serbia Mega Leks
2 45 Demetrius Jackson PG  United States Notre Dame
2 51 Ben Bentil PF  Ghana Providence
2 58 Abdel Nader SF  Egypt Iowa State

The Boston Celtics hold a modern-day league record for most NBA draft picks held in the draft ever since the league modified the NBA draft to being only two rounds long with eight total draft picks. Their top selection was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets this season due to them not only holding the third-worst record in the season, but also having it as part of their payment for trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce around 2012. Their middle first round selection, meanwhile, was recorded by the Dallas Mavericks trading it away to Boston in 2014 in order to acquire Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell. The last first round selection they hold, though, is the one they got for having one of the best regular season records last season. Meanwhile, every second round selection for the Celtics this year was acquired via trade, although their own second round selection (which would have been Pick 52 this year) would be traded away to the Utah Jazz.

For the first round of the draft, the Celtics drafted Jaylen Brown from the University of California, Guerschon Yabusele from France, and Ante Žižić from Croatia. In the second round, however, Boston took the surprise lottery-level talent that was last remaining in the draft with Deyonta Davis from Michigan State University, Rade Zagorac from Serbia, Demetrius Jackson (a guy who was also a considerable first round level talent) from the University of Notre Dame, the first ever Ghanaian taken for an NBA draft in Ben Bentil (another player that was considered as a potential first round talent, although he was more projected to be late in the first round himself) from Providence University, and the Egyptian Abdel Nader from Iowa State University. Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac would be the only players who's draft rights would be traded the night of the draft, as they would be going to the Memphis Grizzlies on draft night for a 2018 second round selection. Meanwhile, both Guerschon Yabusele and Ante Žižić would continue to remain overseas in China and Croatia respectively, with the rest of the players signing contracts with the team, save for Ben Bentil and Abdel Nader, who would be heading off to the Maine Red Claws.

Game log

Preseason game log

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Toronto Raptors 14 6 .700 0.0 8–3 6–3 2–0 20
Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 5–4 7–4 3–0 20
New York Knicks 11 9 .550 3.0 9–3 2–6 1–2 20
Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 4–6 1–8 0–3 19
Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 4–10 0–6 0–1 20

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Cleveland Cavaliers * 13 5 .722 – 18
2 Toronto Raptors * 14 6 .700 0.0 20
3 Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 20
4 Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 19
5 Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 18
6 Charlotte Hornets * 11 9 .550 3.0 20
7 New York Knicks 11 9 .550 3.0 20
8 Detroit Pistons 11 11 .500 4.0 22
9 Indiana Pacers 10 10 .500 4.0 20
10 Atlanta Hawks 10 11 .476 4.5 21
11 Orlando Magic 9 12 .429 5.5 21
12 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 7.0 20
13 Washington Wizards 6 12 .333 7.0 18
14 Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 19
15 Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 20

Regular season game log

2016–17 game log
Total: 12–8 (Home: 5–4; Road: 7–4)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November : 8–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 5–3)
December: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 Sacramento W 97–92 Al Horford (26) Bradley, Jerebko (9) Isaiah Thomas (7) TD Garden
18,624		 11−8
20 December 3 @ Philadelphia W 107–106 Isaiah Thomas (37) Avery Bradley (9) Isaiah Thomas (7) Wells Fargo Center
17,063		 12–8
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–11–26 Texas
F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–10–24 UC Berkeley
F 99 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–07–06 Marquette
G/F 30 Green, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–01–26 Gulf Shores Academy HS (TX)
C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986–06–03 Florida
G 9 Jackson, Demetrius (DL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1994–09–07 Notre Dame
F 8 Jerebko, Jonas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987–03–02 Sweden
F 90 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–05–01 Westchester HS (CA)
F 55 Mickey, Jordan (DL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1994–07–09 LSU
C 41 Olynyk, Kelly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–04–19 Gonzaga
G 12 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–03–17 Louisville
G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–03–06 Oklahoma State
G 4 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–02–07 Washington
G 13 Young, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995–08–16 Kentucky
C 44 Zeller, Tyler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1990–01–17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–12–03

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Al Horford[1] Signed 4-year contract worth $113 million Atlanta Hawks
Gerald Green[2] signed for a one year, veteran minimum deal Miami Heat

Subtractions

Player Reason Current Team
Evan Turner[3][4] Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million Portland Trail Blazers
Jared Sullinger[5] Signed one-year $6 million Toronto Raptors
R. J. Hunter[6] Waived　 Chicago Bulls

Trades

June 23, 2016
 To Boston Celtics
2018 First Round Draft Pick		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Draft rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac

References

  1. ↑ SportsCenter [SportsCenter] (2 July 2016). "THIS JUST IN: Al Horford agrees to 4-yr, $113M deal with Celtics.(via @TheVertical & @WindhorstESPN)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Celtics Sign Five Players". NBA.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ ESPN News Services (July 1, 2016). "Evan Turner agrees to 4-year, $70M deal with Blazers". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ SI Wire (July 1, 2016). "Report: Portland, Evan Turner agree to four-year, $70 million deal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Raptors Sign Jared Sullinger". NBA.com. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "James Young Earns Celtics' Final Roster Spot". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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