2024–25 Boston Celtics season

The 2024–25 Boston Celtics season is the franchise's 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season as defending champions after winning the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the previous season for their NBA-record 18th championship and will attempt to qualify for back-to-back Finals appearances for the first time since 1986 and 1987, as well as win back-to-back championships for the first time since 1968 and 1969. On their first game of the season, the Celtics would tie the NBA record for the most three-pointers made in a game.

2024–25 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Joe Mazzulla
General manager	Brad Stevens
Owners	Wyc Grousbeck
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	7–2 (.778)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports Boston
Radio	WBZ-FM

Draft

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	30	Baylor Scheierman	SG	United States	Creighton
2	54	Anton Watson	PF	United States	Gonzaga

The Celtics entered the 2024 NBA draft (two days long instead of just one day, like it previously was since the draft was shortened to two rounds back in 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick. To conclude the first day of the draft, the Boston Celtics used the final first round pick to select shooting guard Baylor Scheierman from Creighton University. Then, near the end of the second day of the draft, the Celtics would select power forward Anton Watson from Gonzaga University with the 54th pick of the draft.

Roster

Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From 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 3 in (1.91 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 G 4 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA F/C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida C 40 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt F 13 Peterson, Drew (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-09 USC F/C 8 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 2 in (2.18 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 C 88 Queta, Neemias 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1999-07-13 Utah State G/F 55 Scheierman, Baylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-09-26 Creighton G 44 Springer, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-09-25 Tennessee F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke F/C 26 Tillman, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-01-12 Michigan State G/F 27 Walsh, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2004-03-03 Arkansas F 28 Watson, Anton (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 2000-10-06 Gonzaga G 9 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado

Head coach Joe Mazzulla Assistant coach(es) Sam Cassell Anthony Dobbins Amile Jefferson Craig Luschenat D. J. MacLeay Ross McMains Matt Reynolds Legend (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: October 19, 2024

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Boston Celtics	7	2	.778	–	2‍–‍1	5‍–‍1	1–0	9
Brooklyn Nets	4	4	.500	2.5	3‍–‍2	1‍–‍2	0–0	8
New York Knicks	3	4	.429	3.0	1‍–‍1	2‍–‍3	0–1	7
Toronto Raptors	2	7	.222	5.0	2‍–‍3	0‍–‍4	1–0	9
Philadelphia 76ers	1	6	.143	5.0	0‍–‍3	1‍–‍3	0–1	7

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Cleveland Cavaliers *	9	0	1.000	–	9
2	Boston Celtics *	7	2	.778	2.0	9
3	Indiana Pacers	4	4	.500	4.5	8
4	Brooklyn Nets	4	4	.500	4.5	8
5	Atlanta Hawks *	4	5	.444	5.0	9
6	New York Knicks	3	4	.429	5.0	7
7	Miami Heat	3	4	.429	5.0	7
8	Charlotte Hornets	3	5	.375	5.5	8
9	Chicago Bulls	3	6	.333	6.0	9
10	Orlando Magic	3	6	.333	6.0	9
11	Detroit Pistons	3	6	.333	6.0	9
12	Washington Wizards	2	4	.333	5.5	6
13	Milwaukee Bucks	2	6	.250	6.5	8
14	Toronto Raptors	2	7	.222	7.0	9
15	Philadelphia 76ers	1	6	.143	7.0	7

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ Denver W 107–103 Payton Pritchard (21) Luke Kornet (11) Payton Pritchard (6) Etihad Arena 12,002 1–0 2 October 6 Denver W 130–104 Jaylen Brown (21) Sam Hauser (8) Derrick White (6) Etihad Arena 11,527 2–0 3 October 12 Philadelphia W 139–89 Jaylen Brown (18) Jayson Tatum (10) Payton Pritchard (8) TD Garden 19,156 3–0 4 October 13 Toronto W 115–111 Drew Peterson (23) Neemias Queta (15) Payton Pritchard (9) TD Garden 19,156 4–0 5 October 15 @ Toronto L 118–119 Jayson Tatum (24) Xavier Tillman (8) Jayson Tatum (6) Scotiabank Arena 17,507 4–1
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 8–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–1)
October: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 22 New York W 132–109 Jayson Tatum (37) Brown, Tillman (7) Jayson Tatum (10) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 October 24 @ Washington W 122–102 Jaylen Brown (27) Jayson Tatum (11) Jayson Tatum (6) Capital One Arena 18,610 2–0 3 October 26 @ Detroit W 124–118 Jayson Tatum (37) Jaylen Brown (10) Jaylen Brown (5) Little Caesars Arena 19,311 3–0 4 October 28 Milwaukee W 119–108 Jaylen Brown (30) Jayson Tatum (8) Derrick White (8) TD Garden 19,156 4–0 5 October 30 @ Indiana L 132–135 (OT) Jayson Tatum (37) Kornet, Queta (9) Jaylen Brown (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 4–1
November: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 1 @ Charlotte W 124–109 Jayson Tatum (32) Jayson Tatum (11) Brown, White (5) Spectrum Center 18,557 5–1 7 November 2 @ Charlotte W 113–103 Jayson Tatum (29) Derrick White (8) Jrue Holiday (6) Spectrum Center 19,253 6–1 8 November 4 @ Atlanta W 123–93 Jayson Tatum (28) Kornet, Queta (7) Jayson Tatum (9) State Farm Arena 15,031 7–1 9 November 6 Golden State L 112–118 Jayson Tatum (32) Jrue Holiday (9) Jrue Holiday (8) TD Garden 19,156 7–2 10 November 8 Brooklyn W 108–104 (OT) Jayson Tatum (33) Horford, Queta (10) Tatum, White (6) TD Garden 19,156 8–2 11 November 10 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 12 November 12 Atlanta TD Garden 13 November 13 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 14 November 16 Toronto TD Garden 15 November 19 Cleveland TD Garden 16 November 22 @ Washington Capital One Arena 17 November 24 Minnesota TD Garden 18 November 25 L.A. Clippers TD Garden 19 November 29 @ Chicago United Center
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 1 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 21 December 2 Miami TD Garden 22 December 4 Detroit TD Garden 23 December 6 Milwaukee TD Garden 24 December 7 Memphis TD Garden 25 December TBD TBD 26 December TBD TBD 27 December 19 Chicago TD Garden 28 December 21 @ Chicago United Center 29 December 23 @ Orlando Kia Center 30 December 25 Philadelphia TD Garden 31 December 27 Indiana TD Garden 32 December 29 Indiana TD Garden 33 December 31 Toronto TD Garden
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 2 @ Minnesota Target Center 35 January 3 @ Houston Toyota Center 36 January 5 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 37 January 7 @ Denver Ball Arena 38 January 10 Sacramento TD Garden 39 January 12 New Orleans TD Garden 40 January 15 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 41 January 17 Orlando TD Garden 42 January 18 Atlanta TD Garden 43 January 20 @ Golden State Chase Center 44 January 22 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 45 January 23 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena 46 January 25 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 47 January 27 Houston TD Garden 48 January 29 Chicago TD Garden 49 January 31 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 2 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 51 February 4 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 52 February 6 Dallas TD Garden 53 February 8 @ New York Madison Square Garden 54 February 10 @ Miami Kaseya Center 55 February 12 San Antonio TD Garden All-Star Break 56 February 20 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 57 February 23 New York TD Garden 58 February 25 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 59 February 26 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 60 February 28 Cleveland TD Garden
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 Denver TD Garden 62 March 5 Portland TD Garden 63 March 6 Philadelphia TD Garden 64 March 8 L.A. Lakers TD Garden 65 March 10 Utah TD Garden 66 March 12 Oklahoma City TD Garden 67 March 14 @ Miami Kaseya Center 68 March 15 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 69 March 18 Brooklyn TD Garden 70 March 21 @ Utah Delta Center 71 March 23 @ Portland Moda Center 72 March 24 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 73 March 26 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 74 March 29 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 75 March 31 @ Memphis FedExForum
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 Miami TD Garden 77 April 4 Phoenix TD Garden 78 April 6 Washington TD Garden 79 April 8 @ New York Madison Square Garden 80 April 9 @ Orlando Kia Center 81 April 11 Charlotte TD Garden 82 April 13 Charlotte TD Garden
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

East Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Boston Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Chicago Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Atlanta Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Washington Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: November 12, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
NBA Cup: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 12 Atlanta TD Garden 2 November 19 Cleveland TD Garden 3 November 22 @ Washington Capital One Arena 4 November 29 @ Chicago United Center
2024–25 season schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 2	Luke Kornet
	Xavier Tillman