2016–17 Boston Celtics season

The 2016–17 Boston Celtics season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team obtained the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2008 when they won the NBA title. At 53–29, they finished with the lowest winning percentage of a No. 1 seed since the Detroit Pistons in 2007.

2016–17 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachBrad Stevens
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Cavaliers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionComcast SportsNet New England
RadioWBZ-FM

In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls in the First Round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they then defeated the Washington Wizards in seven games, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.

Isaiah Thomas was voted to play in the 2017 All-Star Game.

Following the season, Avery Bradley was traded to the Detroit Pistons, Kelly Olynyk signed with the Miami Heat and Thomas and Jae Crowder were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ending the Isaiah Thomas era in Boston in exchange for Kyrie Irving.

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 Rouen Métropole
1 23 Ante Žižić C  Croatia Cibona Zagreb
2 31 Deyonta Davis PF / C  United States Michigan State
2 35 Rade Zagorac SG / SF  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 in 2013. 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 College, and the Egyptian Abdel Nader from Iowa State University. Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac would be the only players whose 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 for one more season, with the rest of the players signing contracts with the team, save for Ben Bentil and Abdel Nader, with the latter heading off to the Maine Red Claws and the former travelling to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (three different times) and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China before being a part of the Dallas Mavericks later on in the season.

Game log

Preseason
2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1)
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 @ Philadelphia L 89–92 Terry Rozier (12) Al Horford (8) Avery Bradley (6) Mullins Center
9,400		 0–1
2 October 6 @ Charlotte W 107–92 Isaiah Thomas (15) Al Horford (8) Bradley, Thomas (5) Greensboro Coliseum
8,021		 1–1
3 October 8 Charlotte W 104–86 Jordan Mickey (16) Jordan Mickey (6) Hunter, Smart (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,052		 2–1
4 October 13 @ Brooklyn W 100–97 Horford, Smart (13) Al Horford (9) Terry Rozier (7) Barclays Center
11,043		 3–1
5 October 15 @ New York W 119–107 R. J. Hunter (17) Amir Johnson (6) Demetrius Jackson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,607		 4–1
6 October 17 Brooklyn W 120–99 Isaiah Thomas (19) Jonas Jerebko (7) Green, Smart (4) TD Garden
15,925		 5–1
7 October 19 New York L 96–121 Jaylen Brown (17) Mickey, Young (7) Demetrius Jackson (4) TD Garden
16,327		 5–2
2016–17 season schedule

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Boston Celtics 53 29 .646 0.0 30–11 23–18 11–5 82
x – Toronto Raptors 51 31 .622 2.0 28–13 23–18 14–2 82
New York Knicks 31 51 .378 22.0 19–22 12–29 5–11 82
Philadelphia 76ers 28 54 .341 25.0 17–24 11–30 7–9 82
Brooklyn Nets 20 62 .244 33.0 13–28 7–34 3–13 82

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Boston Celtics * 53 29 .646 – 82
2 y – Cleveland Cavaliers * 51 31 .622 2.0 82
3 x – Toronto Raptors 51 31 .622 2.0 82
4 y – Washington Wizards * 49 33 .598 4.0 82
5 x – Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 10.0 82
6 x – Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 11.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 11.0 82
8 x – Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 12.0 82
9 Miami Heat 41 41 .500 12.0 82
10 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 16.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 17.0 82
12 New York Knicks 31 51 .378 22.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 29 53 .354 24.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 28 54 .341 25.0 82
15 Brooklyn Nets 20 62 .244 33.0 82

Regular season
2016–17 game log
Total: 53–29 (Home: 30–11; Road: 23–18)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November : 8–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 5–3)
December : 10–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 6–4)
January : 10–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 2–2)
February : 8–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–3)
March : 11–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 3–4)
April: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
2016–17 season schedule

Roster
Roster listing
2016–17 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 0 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-11-26 Texas
SF 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-10-24 California
SF 99 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990-07-06 Marquette
SG 30 Green, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-01-26 Gulf Shores Academy HS (TX)
PF 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
PG 9 Jackson, Demetrius (DL) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1994-09-07 Notre Dame
PF 8 Jerebko, Jonas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987-03-02 Sweden
PF 90 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987-05-01 Westchester HS (CA)
PF 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
PG 12 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville
PG 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State
PG 4 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-02-07 Washington
SG 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
Last transaction: 2017-05-08

Playoffs
2017 playoff game log
Total: 9–9 (Home: 5–5; Road: 4–4)
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–0)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades
June 23, 2016
 To Boston Celtics
2019 Second Round Draft Pick		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Draft rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac

Re-signed
Player Signed

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Al Horford[1] 4-year contract worth $113 million Atlanta Hawks
Gerald Green[2] 1-year contract worth $1.4 million Miami Heat

Subtractions
Player Reason Current Team
Evan Turner[3][4]Signed 4-year contract worth $70 millionPortland Trail Blazers
Jared Sullinger[5]Waived Toronto Raptors
R. J. Hunter[6]WaivedChicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls / Long Island Nets

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Isaiah Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week December 26, 2016 [7]
Isaiah Thomas Eastern Conference Player(s) of the Month
(January)
 February 2, 2017 [8]
Isaiah Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week February 6, 2017 [9]
Brad Stevens Eastern Conference Head Coach February 3, 2017 [10]

References
  1. "Boston Celtics sign Al Horford". nba.com/celtics. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. "Gerald Green returns to where it all started". nba.com/celtics. 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.
  7. Isaiah Thomas, Russell Westbrook named Players of the Week
  8. Thomas, Curry and Durant named Kia Players of Month for January
  9. Isaiah Thomas, Stephen Curry named NBA Players of the Week
  10. "Celtics' Brad Stevens to coach East All-Stars". NBA.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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