2023–24 Boston Celtics season

The 2023–24 Boston Celtics season will be the franchise's 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 years, the Celtics will enter the season in second place behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the longest active playoffs streak in Major North American Sports at nine years, having not missed the playoffs since the 2014–15 NBA season. ^[1]

2023–24 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Joe Mazzulla
General manager	Brad Stevens
Owners	Wyc Grousbeck
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	0–0
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports Boston
Radio	WBZ-FM
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	35	Julian Phillips	Small forward	United States	Tennessee (Fr.)

The Celtics had a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft.^[2] The team traded their first-round pick (29th overall) to the Indiana Pacers as part of a deal to acquire Malcolm Brogdon.^[3]

Roster

Boston Celtics roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G/F — Banton, Dalano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-07 Nebraska F 12 Brissett, Oshae 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-20 Syracuse G 13 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996-10-24 California G 20 Davison, JD (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Alabama 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/C 8 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995-08-02 Latvia G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon G/F — Scrubb, Jay (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-09-01 John A. Logan F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke G/F 27 Walsh, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-03-03 Arkansas G 9 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado 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 Joe Mazzulla Assistant coach(es) Sam Cassell Anthony Dobbins Amile Jefferson Charles Lee DJ MacLeay Phil Pressey Matt Reynolds 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: July 31, 2023

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Brooklyn Nets	0	0	–	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Boston Celtics	0	0	–	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
New York Knicks	0	0	–	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Philadelphia 76ers	0	0	–	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0
Toronto Raptors	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	Brooklyn Nets *	0	0	–	–	0
3	Boston Celtics	0	0	–	–	0
4	Charlotte Hornets	0	0	–	–	0
5	Chicago Bulls *	0	0	–	–	0
6	Cleveland Cavaliers	0	0	–	–	0
7	Detroit Pistons	0	0	–	–	0
8	Indiana Pacers	0	0	–	–	0
9	Miami Heat	0	0	–	–	0
10	Milwaukee Bucks	0	0	–	–	0
11	New York Knicks	0	0	–	–	0
12	Orlando Magic	0	0	–	–	0
13	Philadelphia 76ers	0	0	–	–	0
14	Toronto Raptors	0	0	–	–	0
15	Washington Wizards	0	0	–	–	0

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Philadelphia TD Garden 0–0 2 October 9 @ New York Madison Square Garden 0–0 3 October 11 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 0–0 4 October 17 New York TD Garden 0–0 5 October 19 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 0–0
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[4][5]

2023–24 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden 0–0 2 October 27 Miami TD Garden 0–0 3 October 30 @ Washington Capital One Arena 0–0
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 Indiana TD Garden 0–0 5 November 4 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 0–0 6 November 6 @ Minnesota Target Center 0–0 7 November 8 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 0–0 8 November 10 Brooklyn TD Garden 0–0 9 November 11 Toronto TD Garden 0–0 10 November 13 New York TD Garden 0–0 11 November 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 0–0 12 November 17 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 0–0 13 November 19 @ Memphis FedExForum 0–0 14 November 20 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 0–0 15 November 22 Milwaukee TD Garden 0–0 16 November 24 @ Orlando Amway Center 0–0 17 November 26 Atlanta TD Garden 0–0 18 November 28 Chicago TD Garden 0–0
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 Philadelphia TD Garden 0–0 20 December 0–0 21 December 0–0 22 December 12 Cleveland TD Garden 0–0 23 December 14 Cleveland TD Garden 0–0 24 December 15 Orlando TD Garden 0–0 25 December 17 Orlando TD Garden 0–0 26 December 19 @ Golden State Chase Center 0–0 27 December 20 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 0–0 28 December 23 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena 0–0 29 December 25 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena 0–0 30 December 28 Detroit TD Garden 0–0 31 December 29 Toronto TD Garden 0–0 32 December 31 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 0–0
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 @ Oklahoma Paycom Center 0–0 34 January 5 Utah TD Garden 0–0 35 January 6 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 0–0 36 January 8 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 0–0 37 January 10 Minnesota TD Garden 0–0 38 January 11 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 0–0 39 January 13 Houston TD Garden 0–0 40 January 15 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 0–0 41 January 17 San Antonio TD Garden 0–0 42 January 19 Denver TD Garden 0–0 43 January 21 @ Houston Toyota Center 0–0 44 January 22 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0 45 January 25 @ Miami Kaseya Center 0–0 46 January 27 L.A. Clippers TD Garden 0–0 47 January 29 New Orleans TD Garden 0–0 48 January 30 Indiana TD Garden 0–0
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 L.A. Lakers TD Garden 0–0 50 February 4 Memphis TD Garden 0–0 51 February 7 Atlanta TD Garden 0–0 52 February 9 Washington TD Garden 0–0 53 February 11 @ Miami Kaseya Center 0–0 54 February 13 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 0–0 55 February 14 Brooklyn TD Garden 0–0 56 February 22 @ Chicago United Center 0–0 57 February 24 @ New York Madison Square Garden 0–0 58 February 27 Philadelphia TD Garden 0–0
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 Dallas TD Garden 0–0 60 March 3 Golden State TD Garden 0–0 61 March 5 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 0–0 62 March 7 @ Denver Ball Arena 0–0 63 March 9 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 0–0 64 March 11 @ Portland Moda Center 0–0 65 March 12 @ Utah Delta Center 0–0 66 March 14 Phoenix TD Garden 0–0 67 March 17 @ Washington Capital One Arena 0–0 68 March 18 Detroit TD Garden 0–0 69 March 20 Milwaukee TD Garden 0–0 70 March 22 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 0–0 71 March 23 @ Chicago United Center 0–0 72 March 25 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 0–0 73 March 28 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 0–0 74 March 30 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 0–0
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 0–0 76 April 3 Oklahoma TD Garden 0–0 77 April 5 Sacramento TD Garden 0–0 78 April 7 Portland TD Garden 0–0 79 April 9 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 0–0 80 April 11 New York TD Garden 0–0 81 April 12 Charlotte TD Garden 0–0 82 April 14 Washington TD Garden 0–0
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[6][5]

East Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Boston Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brooklyn Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Toronto Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chicago Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Orlando Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 22, 2023^[7]	To Boston Celtics Kristaps Porziņģis (from Washington) Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25) (from Memphis) 2024 GSW first-round pick (from Memphis)	To Memphis Grizzlies Marcus Smart (from Boston)
	To Washington Wizards Tyus Jones (from Memphis) Danilo Gallinari (from Boston) Mike Muscala (from Boston) Draft rights to Julian Phillips (No. 35) (from Boston)

June 22, 2023^[8]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31) Future DET second-round-pick Future DET second-round-pick

To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25)

June 22, 2023^[8]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39)

To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31)

June 22, 2023^[8]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Jordan Walsh (No. 38) Future SAC second-round-pick

To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34)

June 22, 2023^[8]

To Boston Celtics Future ATL second-round-pick

To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39)

References

1. "Boston Celtics Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
2. "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "Celtics officially acquire Malcolm Brogdon from Pacers". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
4. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
5. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
6. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
7. "Boston Celtics Acquire Kristaps Porzingis". NBA.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
8. "2023 NBA Draft trade tracker: Full list of deals with Chris Paul on the move, Damian Lillard staying put". CBSSports.com. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-07-04.