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2019–20 Boston Celtics season
NBA basketball team season
The 2019–20 Boston Celtics season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's seventh season under head coach Brad Stevens.
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| 2019–20 Boston Celtics season | |||
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| Head coach | Brad Stevens | ||
| General manager | Danny Ainge | ||
| Owners | Wyc Grousbeck | ||
| Arena | TD Garden | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 48–24 (.667) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | Eastern Conference finals (lost to Heat 2–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | NBC Sports Boston | ||
| Radio | WBZ-FM | ||
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After losing Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to free agency, the Celtics signed former Charlotte Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker and former New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter in the offseason. The season was suspended by league officials following the games of March 11[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 19, Marcus Smart announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]
On June 4, the Celtics were one of 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble. In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Celtics defeated the No. 6 seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games. The team defeated the No. 2 seeded and NBA champion Toronto Raptors in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, the Celtics lost to the fifth-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals in six games.
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
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| 1 | 14 | Romeo Langford | SG |  United States |
Indiana |
| 1 | 22 | Grant Williams | PF | United States |
Tennessee |
| 2 | 33 | Carsen Edwards | PG | United States |
Purdue |
| 2 | 51 | Tremont Waters | PG | United States |
LSU |
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The Boston Celtics hold 3 first round picks and a second round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 14th pick was transferred from the Sacramento Kings as it failed to reach the 1st pick.[4]
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Division
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| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Toronto Raptors | 53 | 19 | .736 | – | 26–10 | 27–9 | 9–5 | 72 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 5.0 | 26–10 | 22–14 | 9–6 | 72 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 10.5 | 31–4 | 12–26 | 11–5 | 73 |
| x – Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 18.0 | 20–16 | 15–21 | 6–10 | 72 |
| New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 11–22 | 10–23 | 2–11 | 66 |
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Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 56 | 17 | .767 | – | 73 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 53 | 19 | .736 | 2.5 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 24 | .667 | 7.5 | 72 |
| 4 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 73 |
| 5 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 29 | .603 | 12.0 | 73 |
| 6 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 13.0 | 73 |
| 7 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 37 | .486 | 20.5 | 72 |
| 8 | x – Orlando Magic | 33 | 40 | .452 | 23.0 | 73 |
| 9 | Washington Wizards | 25 | 47 | .347 | 30.5 | 72 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 42 | .354 | 29.0 | 65 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 65 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 21 | 45 | .318 | 31.5 | 66 |
| 13 | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 66 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 47 | .299 | 33.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 65 |
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Preseason
More information 2019 preseason game log Total: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0), Game ...
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Preseason: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Regular season
More information 2019–20 game log Total: 48–24 (home: 26–10; road: 22–14), Game ...
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October: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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November: 10–4 (home: 5–0; road: 5–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 10–3 (home: 6–2; road: 4–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 9–7 (home: 6–3; road: 3–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March: 2–3 (home: 0–3; road: 2–0)
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Seeding games: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
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Playoffs
See also: 2020 NBA Playoffs
More information 2020 playoff game log Total: 10–7 (home: 4–5; road: 6–2), Game ...
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First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 0–3; road: 4–0)
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Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions
Trades
| June 20, 2019[5] | To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Ty Jerome (#24) Draft rights to Carsen Edwards (#33) |
To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Matisse Thybulle (#20) |
| June 20, 2019[6] | To Boston Celtics 2020 First Round Pick (from Milwaukee Bucks) |
To Phoenix Suns Aron Baynes Draft Rights to Ty Jerome (#24) |
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Re-signed
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| Daniel Theis[7] | 2-year contract worth $10 million |
| Brad Wanamaker[8] | Undisclosed deal |
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Additions
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| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Kemba Walker[9] | 4-year contract worth $141 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Enes Kanter[10] | 2-year contract worth $10 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Vincent Poirier[11] | Undisclosed deal | Saski Baskonia |
| Tacko Fall[12] | Two-way contract[13] | UCF |
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Subtractions
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| Player | Reason | New Team |
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| Al Horford[14] | 4-year contract worth $109 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Kyrie Irving[15] | 4-year contract worth $142 million | Brooklyn Nets |
| Terry Rozier[16] | 3-year contract worth $58 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Guerschon Yabusele[17] | Nanjing Monkey Kings | |
| Marcus Morris Sr.[18] | 1-year contract worth $15 million | New York Knicks |
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- "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- Pescaro, Mike (March 19, 2020). "Celtics Guard Marcus Smart Tests Positive for Coronavirus". NBC Boston. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Celtics Draft Langford, Williams, Edwards & Waters". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "Celtics trade Aron Baynes; draft Romeo Langford at 14, Grant Williams at 22". Boston Herald. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- Himmelsbach, Adam (July 2, 2019). "Celtics re-sign Daniel Theis, add French center Vincent Poirier". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- Doxy, Andrew (July 2, 2019). "Brad Wanamaker to return to Boston on a 1-year deal". CelticsBlog. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Walker agrees to join Celtics; Rozier to Hornets". ESPN.com. June 29, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Celtics sign Enes Kanter". Boston.com. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Celtics add French big man Vincent Poirier". Boston Herald. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Source: 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall to sign Celtics deal". ESPN.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- "Celtics convert center Tacko Fall's contract to two-way". NBA.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- "Reports: Al Horford leaving Celtics, agrees with Sixers". NBA.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- Cacciola, Scott; Stein, Marc (June 30, 2019). "Kyrie Irving Commits to Brooklyn, Cementing Nets as Kings of New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- Dwyer, Michael. "Is Terry Rozier more of the same for the Hornets: Overpaying for pretty good?". charlotteobserver. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- Goss, Nick. "Celtics have waived Yabusele, opening up a spot on the 15-man roster and putting an end to a disappointing career in Boston". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Mathur, Ashish. "Rich Paul opens up on Marcus Morris free agency situation with Clippers, Knicks, Spurs". ClutchPoints. Retrieved July 22, 2019.