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2016–17 Boston Celtics season

{{short description|Season of National Basketball Association team the Boston Celtics}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Boston Celtics

| DivisionWin = yes

| end_year = 2017

| wins = 53

| losses = 29

| division = Atlantic

| division_place = 1

| conf_place = 1

| coach = Brad Stevens

| gm = Danny Ainge

| owners = Boston Basketball Partners

| arena = TD Garden

| playoffs = Eastern Conference Finals
(lost to Cavaliers 1–4)

| bbr_team = BOS

| television = Comcast SportsNet New England

| radio = WBZ-FM

}}

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.

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. Despite falling short in their quest to win an 18th NBA title, the season was a success, as it saw the team make its deepest playoff run since 2012.

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 both Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ending the Isaiah Thomas era in Boston in exchange for Kyrie Irving. Jaylen Brown was also added to the roster.

Draft picks

{{main|2016 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#008040; color:white" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#008040; color:white" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#008040; color:white" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#008040; color:white" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#008040; color:white" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#008040; color:white" width="20%"| College / Club

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 3

| Jaylen Brown

| SF

| {{US}}

| California

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 16

| Guerschon Yabusele

| PF

| {{FRA}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rouen Métropole

style="text-align: center"

| 1

| 23

| Ante Žižić

| C

| {{CRO}}

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Cibona Zagreb

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 31

| Deyonta Davis

| PF / C

| {{USA}}

| Michigan State

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 35

| Rade Zagorac

| SG / SF

| {{SRB}}

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Mega Leks

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 45

| Demetrius Jackson

| PG

| {{USA}}

| Notre Dame

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 51

| Ben Bentil

| PF

| {{GHA}}

| Providence

style="text-align: center"

| 2

| 58

| Abdel Nader

| SF

| {{EGY}}

| Iowa State

The Boston Celtics hold a modern-day league record with eight picks in the 2016 draft, the most picks held in a single draft since the NBA modified the draft to two rounds. Their top selection was acquired from the Brooklyn Nets due to them holding the third-worst record on the season. It was part of their return for trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in 2013. Their middle first-round selection, meanwhile, was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks in the 2014 trade that saw Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell shipped out of Boston. The last first-round selection they held was their own. Meanwhile, every second-round selection for the Celtics that year was acquired via trade while their own second-round selection (which would have been pick #52) was sent 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, Boston took a surprise lottery-level talent still on the board in Deyonta Davis from Michigan State University, Rade Zagorac from Serbia, Demetrius Jackson (also considered by some a first-round level talent) from the University of Notre Dame, the first ever Ghanaian chosen in Ben Bentil (projected to be picked late in the first round) 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 later 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. The others signed contracts with the team, save for Ben Bentil and Abdel Nader. The latter headed off to the Maine Red Claws and the former travelled 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 =

{{NBA game log start|Boston Celtics|pre-season=yes|end_year=2017|record=Total: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)}}

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|Pre-season|first=yes|show=

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- style="background:#fbb

| 1

| October 4

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20161004|id=BOSPHI|pf=89|pa=92}}

| Terry Rozier (12)

| Al Horford (8)

| Avery Bradley (6)

| Mullins Center
9,400

| 0–1

|- style="background:#bfb

| 2

| October 6

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20161006|id=BOSCHA|pf=107|pa=92}}

| Isaiah Thomas (15)

| Al Horford (8)

| Bradley, Thomas (5)

| Greensboro Coliseum
8,021

| 1–1

|- style="background:#bfb

| 3

| October 8

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20161008|id=CHABOS|pf=104|pa=86}}

| Jordan Mickey (16)

| Jordan Mickey (6)

| Hunter, Smart (5)

| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,052

| 2–1

|- style="background:#bfb

| 4

| October 13

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20161013|id=BOSBKN|pf=100|pa=97}}

| Horford, Smart (13)

| Al Horford (9)

| Terry Rozier (7)

| Barclays Center
11,043

| 3–1

|- style="background:#bfb

| 5

| October 15

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20161015|id=BOSNYK|pf=119|pa=107}}

| R. J. Hunter (17)

| Amir Johnson (6)

| Demetrius Jackson (6)

| Madison Square Garden
19,607

| 4–1

|- style="background:#bfb

| 6

| October 17

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20161017|id=BKNBOS|pf=120|pa=99}}

| Isaiah Thomas (19)

| Jonas Jerebko (7)

| Green, Smart (4)

| TD Garden
15,925

| 5–1

|- style="background:#fbb

| 7

| October 19

| New York

| {{NBA game|date=20161019|id=NYKBOS|pf=96|pa=121}}

| Jaylen Brown (17)

| Mickey, Young (7)

| Demetrius Jackson (4)

| TD Garden
16,327

| 5–2

{{NBA game log end|bos|end_year=2017}}

Standings

=Division=

{{2016–17 NBA Atlantic standings|team=BOS}}

=Conference=

{{2016–17 NBA East standings|team=BOS}}

=Regular season =

{{NBA game log start|Boston Celtics|end_year=2017|record=Total: 53–29 (home: 30–11; road: 23–18)}}

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|October|first=yes

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 1

| October 26

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20161026|id=BKNBOS|pf=122|pa=117}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Avery Bradley (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 1–0

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 2

| October 27

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20161027|id=BOSCHI|pf=99|pa=105}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Al Horford (7)

| Bradley, Horford (5)

| United Center
21,501

| 1–1

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 3

| October 29

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20161029|id=BOSCHA|pf=104|pa=98}}

| Avery Bradley (31)

| Avery Bradley (11)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| Spectrum Center
18,708

| 2–1

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|November

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 5

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 4

| November 2

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20161102|id=CHIBOS|pf=107|pa=100}}

| Amir Johnson (23)

| Amir Johnson (6)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 3–1

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 5

| November 3

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20161103|id=BOSCLE|pf=122|pa=128}}

| Isaiah Thomas (30)

| Zeller, Bradley (10)

| Thomas, Zeller (9)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 3–2

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 6

| November 6

| Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20161106|id=DENBOS|pf=107|pa=123}}

| Isaiah Thomas (30)

| Avery Bradley (11)

| Avery Bradley (6)

| TD Garden
17,452

| 3–3

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 7

| November 9

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20161109|id=BOSWAS|pf=93|pa=118}}

| Isaiah Thomas (23)

| Thomas, Olynyk (6)

| Isaiah Thomas (10)

| Verizon Center
12,675

| 3–4

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 8

| November 11

| New York

| {{NBA game|date=20161111|id=NYKBOS|pf=115|pa=87}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Avery Bradley (10)

| Marcus Smart (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 4–4

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 9

| November 12

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20161112|id=BOSIND|pf=105|pa=99}}

| Isaiah Thomas (23)

| Amir Johnson (9)

| Bradley, Thomas (5)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923

| 5–4

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 10

| November 14

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20161114|id=BOSNOP|pf=105|pa=106}}

| Isaiah Thomas (37)

| Avery Bradley (10)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| Smoothie King Center
15,001

| 5–5

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 11

| November 16

| Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20161116|id=DALBOS|pf=90|pa=83}}

| Isaiah Thomas (30)

| Avery Bradley (13)

| Isaiah Thomas (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 6–5

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 12

| November 18

| Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20161118|id=GSWBOS|pf=88|pa=104}}

| Avery Bradley (17)

| Avery Bradley (10)

| Terry Rozier (5)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 6–6

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 13

| November 19

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20161119|id=BOSDET|pf=94|pa=92}}

| Al Horford (18)

| Al Horford (11)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,107

| 7–6

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 14

| November 21

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20161121|id=BOSMIN|pf=99|pa=93}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Horford, Smart (6)

| Horford, Smart (5)

| Target Center
13,167

| 8–6

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 15

| November 23

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20161123|id=BOSBKN|pf=111|pa=92}}

| Isaiah Thomas (23)

| Amir Johnson (9)

| Al Horford (8)

| Barclays Center
16,210

| 9–6

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 16

| November 25

| San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20161125|id=SASBOS|pf=103|pa=109}}

| Isaiah Thomas (24)

| Al Horford (10)

| Marcus Smart (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 9–7

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 17

| November 28

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20161128|id=BOSMIA|pf=112|pa=104}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Tyler Zeller (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| American Airlines Arena
19,600

| 10–7

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 18

| November 30

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20161130|id=DETBOS|pf=114|pa=121}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Avery Bradley (10)

| Terry Rozier (6)

| TD Garden
17,338

| 10–8

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|December

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 6

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 19

| December 2

| Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20161202|id=SACBOS|pf=97|pa=92}}

| Al Horford (26)

| Bradley, Jerebko (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 11−8

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 20

| December 3

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20161203|id=BOSPHI|pf=107|pa=106}}

| Isaiah Thomas (37)

| Avery Bradley (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| Wells Fargo Center
17,063

| 12–8

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 21

| December 5

| @ Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20161205|id=BOSHOU|pf=106|pa=107}}

| Al Horford (21)

| Avery Bradley (10)

| Al Horford (9)

| Toyota Center
15,730

| 12–9

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 22

| December 7

| @ Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20161207|id=BOSORL|pf=117|pa=87}}

| Avery Bradley (23)

| Jae Crowder (10)

| Al Horford (8)

| Amway Center
17,009

| 13–9

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 23

| December 9

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20161209|id=TORBOS|pf=94|pa=101}}

| Bradley, Horford (19)

| Kelly Olynyk (9)

| Al Horford (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 13–10

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 24

| December 11

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20161211|id=BOSOKC|pf=96|pa=99}}

| Al Horford (19)

| Amir Johnson (8)

| Marcus Smart (9)

| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203

| 13–11

|- style="background:#fbb"

| 25

| December 14

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20161214|id=BOSSAS|pf=101|pa=108}}

| Avery Bradley (25)

| Avery Bradley (10)

| Bradley, Smart (9)

| AT&T Center
18,418

| 13–12

|-style="background:#bfb"

| 26

| December 16

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20161216|id=CHABOS|pf=96|pa=88}}

| Isaiah Thomas (26)

| Al Horford (8)

| Horford, Smart, Thomas (5)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 14–12

|- style="background:#bfb"

| 27

| December 18

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20161218|id=BOSMIA|pf=105|pa=95}}

| Isaiah Thomas (23)

| Al Horford (7)

| Al Horford (8)

| American Airlines Arena
19,600

| 15–12

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 28

| December 20

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20161220|id=BOSMEM|pf=112|pa=109|ot=1}}

| Isaiah Thomas (44)

| Al Horford (14)

| Isaiah Thomas (6)

| FedExForum
16,519

| 16–12

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 29

| December 22

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20161222|id=BOSIND|pf=109|pa=102}}

| Isaiah Thomas (28)

| Al Horford (11)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,577

| 17–12

|-style="background:#fbb;"

| 30

| December 23

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20161223|id=OKCBOS|pf=112|pa=117}}

| Isaiah Thomas (34)

| Johnson, Bradley, Horford, Jerebko (6)

| Isaiah Thomas (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 17–13

|-style="background:#bfb;"

| 31

| December 25

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20161225|id=BOSNY|pf=119|pa=114}}

| Isaiah Thomas (27)

| Al Horford (7)

| Marcus Smart (7)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 18–13

|-style="background:#bfb;"

| 32

| December 27

| Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20161227|id=MEMBOS|pf=113|pa=103}}

| Avery Bradley (23)

| Amir Johnson (10)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 19–13

|- style= "background:#fbb;"

| 33

| December 29

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20161229|id=BOSCLE|pf=118|pa=124}}

| Isaiah Thomas (31)

| Jonas Jerebko (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 19–14

|- style= "background:#bfb;"

| 34

| December 30

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20161230|id=MIABOS|pf=117|pa=114}}

| Isaiah Thomas (52)

| Al Horford (6)

| Marcus Smart (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 20–14

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|January

| home_wins = 8

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 35

| January 3

| Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20170103|id=UTABOS|pf=115|pa=104}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Kelly Olynyk (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (15)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 21–14

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 36

| January 6

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20170106|id=PHIBOS|pf=110|pa=106}}

| Avery Bradley (26)

| Al Horford (12)

| Marcus Smart (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 22–14

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 37

| January 7

| New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20170107|id=NOPBOS|pf=117|pa=108}}

| Isaiah Thomas (38)

| Al Horford (7)

| Al Horford (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 23–14

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 38

| January 10

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20170110|id=BOSTOR|pf=106|pa=114}}

| Isaiah Thomas (27)

| Al Horford (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| Air Canada Centre
19,800

| 23–15

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 39

| January 11

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170111|id=WASBOS|pf=117|pa=108}}

| Isaiah Thomas (38)

| Al Horford (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (5)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 24–15

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 40

| January 13

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20170113|id=BOSATL|pf=103|pa=101}}

| Isaiah Thomas (28)

| Jae Crowder (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| Philips Arena
18,216

| 25–15

|-style="background:#bfb;"

| 41

| January 16

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20170116|id=CHABOS|pf=108|pa=98}}

| Isaiah Thomas (35)

| Kelly Olynyk (9)

| Horford, Olynyk, Smart, Thomas (4)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 26–15

|-style="background:#fbb;"

| 42

| January 18

| New York

| {{NBA game|date=20170118|id=NYKBOS|pf=106|pa=117}}

| Isaiah Thomas (39)

| Horford, Johnson (7)

| Al Horford (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 26–16

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 43

| January 21

| Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20170121|id=PORBOS|pf=123|pa=127|ot=1}}

| Isaiah Thomas (41)

| Al Horford (9)

| Smart, Thomas (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 26–17

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 44

| January 24

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170124|id=BOSWAS|pf=108|pa=123}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Jae Crowder (6)

| Isaiah Thomas (13)

| Verizon Center
16,387

| 26–18

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 45

| January 25

| Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20170125|id=HOUBOS|pf=120|pa=109}}

| Isaiah Thomas (38)

| Jae Crowder (10)

| Horford, Thomas (9)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 27–18

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 46

| January 27

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20170127|id=ORLBOS|pf=128|pa=98}}

| Isaiah Thomas (21)

| Jonas Jerebko (8)

| Marcus Smart (11)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 28–18

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 47

| January 28

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20170128|id=BOSMIL|pf=112|pa=108|ot=1}}

| Isaiah Thomas (37)

| Johnson, Olynyk (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| Bradley Center
18,717

| 29–18

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 48

| January 30

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20170130|id=DETBOS|pf=113|pa=109}}

| Isaiah Thomas (41)

| Jonas Jerebko (10)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| TD Garden
18,188

| 30–18

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|February

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 4

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 49

| February 1

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20170201|id=TORBOS|pf=109|pa=104}}

| Isaiah Thomas (44)

| Jae Crowder (8)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 31–18

|- style=background:#bfb;"

| 50

| February 3

| L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20170203|id=LALBOS|pf=113|pa=107}}

| Isaiah Thomas (38)

| Kelly Olynyk (9)

| Al Horford (8)

| TD Garden
16,433

| 32–18

|- style=background:#bfb;"

| 51

| February 5

| L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20170205|id=LACBOS|pf=107|pa=102}}

| Isaiah Thomas (28)

| Al Horford (15)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 33–18

|- style=background:#fbb;"

| 52

| February 8

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20170208|id=BOSSAC|pf=92|pa=108}}

| Isaiah Thomas (26)

| Kelly Olynyk (8)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| Golden 1 Center
17,608

| 33–19

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 53

| February 9

| @ Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20170209|id=BOSPOR|pf=120|pa=111}}

| Isaiah Thomas (34)

| Olynyk, Brown (8)

| Rozier, Smart (5)

| Moda Center
19,393

| 34–19

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 54

| February 11

| @ Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20170211|id=BOSUTA|pf=112|pa=104}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Al Horford (9)

| Thomas, Smart (5)

| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911

| 35–19

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 55

| February 13

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20170213|id=BOSDAL|pf=111|pa=98}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Olynyk, Johnson (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| American Airlines Center
20,159

| 36–19

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 56

| February 15

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20170215|id=PHIBOS|pf=116|pa=108}}

| Isaiah Thomas (33)

| Kelly Olynyk (7)

| Marcus Smart (5)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 37–19

|- style= "background:#fbb;"

| 57

| February 16

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170216|id=BOSCHI|pf=103|pa=104}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Kelly Olynyk (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| United Center
21,866

| 37–20

|- align="center"

| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;" | All-Star Break

|- style= "background:#fbb;"

| 58

| February 24

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20170224|id=BOSTOR|pf=97|pa=107}}

| Isaiah Thomas (20)

| Amir Johnson (6)

| Isaiah Thomas (5)

| Air Canada Centre
19,800

| 37–21

|- |- style="background:#bfb;"

| 59

| February 26

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20170226|id=BOSDET|pf=104|pa=98}}

| Isaiah Thomas (33)

| Jae Crowder (11)

| Crowder, Horford (5)

| Palace of Auburn Hills
16,107

| 38–21

|- style= "background:#fbb;"

| 60

| February 27

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20170227|id=ATLBOS|pf=98|pa=114}}

| Isaiah Thomas (19)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 38–22

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|March

| home_wins = 8

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- style= "background:#bfb;"

| 61

| March 1

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170301|id=CLEBOS|pf=103|pa=99}}

| Isaiah Thomas (31)

| Crowder, Horford (10)

| Al Horford (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 39–22

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 62

| March 3

| @ L. A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20170303|id=BOSLAL|pf=115|pa=95}}

| Isaiah Thomas (18)

| Jaylen Brown (8)

| Isaiah Thomas (8)

| Staples Center
18,997

| 40–22

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 63

| March 5

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20170305|id=BOSPHX|pf=106|pa=109}}

| Isaiah Thomas (35)

| Jae Crowder (10)

| Isaiah Thomas (5)

| Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,790

| 40–23

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 64

| March 6

| @ L. A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20170306|id=BOSLAC|pf=102|pa=116}}

| Isaiah Thomas (32)

| Jae Crowder (8)

| Isaiah Thomas (5)

| Staples Center
19,283

| 40–24

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 65

| March 8

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20170308|id=BOSGSW|pf=99|pa=86}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Jae Crowder (10)

| Al Horford (6)

| Oracle Arena
19,596

| 41–24

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 66

| March 10

| @ Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20170310|id=BOSDEN|pf=99|pa=119}}

| Isaiah Thomas (21)

| Marcus Smart (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (5)

| Pepsi Center
17,147

| 41–25

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 67

| March 12

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170312|id=CHIBOS|pf=100|pa=80}}

| Isaiah Thomas (22)

| Jae Crowder (10)

| Al Horford (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 42–25

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 68

| March 15

| Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20170315|id=MINBOS|pf=117|pa=104}}

| Isaiah Thomas (27)

| Al Horford (9)

| Al Horford (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 43–25

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 69

| March 17

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20170317|id=BOSBKN|pf=98|pa=95}}

| Jae Crowder (24)

| Jae Crowder (12)

| Marcus Smart (5)

| Barclays Center
16,210

| 44–25

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 70

| March 19

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20170319|id=BOSPHI|pf=99|pa=105}}

| Al Horford (27)

| Al Horford (8)

| Marcus Smart (8)

| Wells Fargo Center
19,446

| 44–26

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 71

| March 20

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170320|id=WASBOS|pf=110|pa=102}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Kelly Olynyk (11)

| Al Horford (5)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 45–26

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 72

| March 22

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20170322|id=INDBOS|pf=109|pa=100}}

| Isaiah Thomas (25)

| Horford, Olynyk (8)

| Al Horford (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 46–26

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 73

| March 24

| Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20170324|id=PHXBOS|pf=130|pa=120}}

| Isaiah Thomas (34)

| Horford, Crowder (10)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 47–26

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 74

| March 26

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20170326|id=MIABOS|pf=112|pa=108}}

| Isaiah Thomas (30)

| Al Horford (10)

| Marcus Smart (9)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 48–26

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 75

| March 29

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20170329|id=MILBOS|pf=100|pa=103}}

| Isaiah Thomas (32)

| Marcus Smart (11)

| Al Horford (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 48–27

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 76

| March 31

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20170331|id=ORLBOS|pf=117|pa=116}}

| Isaiah Thomas (35)

| Al Horford (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 49–27

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|April|show=no

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 1

}}

|-style="background:#bfb;"

| 77

| April 2

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20170402|id=BOSNYK|pf=110|pa=94}}

| Isaiah Thomas (19)

| Jonas Jerebko (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (6)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 50–27

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 78

| April 5

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170405|id=CLEBOS|pf=91|pa=114}}

| Isaiah Thomas (26)

| Bradley, Horford (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 50–28

|-style="background:#fbb;"

| 79

| April 6

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20170406|id=BOSATL|pf=116|pa=123}}

| Isaiah Thomas (35)

| Kelly Olynyk (8)

| Marcus Smart (7)

| Philips Arena
18,688

| 50–29

|-style="background:#bfb;"

| 80

| April 8

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20170408|id=BOSCHA|pf=121|pa=114}}

| Isaiah Thomas (35)

| Kelly Olynyk (11)

| Al Horford (7)

| Spectrum Center
19,407

| 51–29

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 81

| April 10

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20170410|id=BKNBOS|pf=114|pa=105}}

| Isaiah Thomas (27)

| Crowder, Horford, Jerebko (8)

| Crowder, Smart (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 52–29

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 82

| April 12

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20170412|id=MILBOS|pf=112|pa=94}}

| Gerald Green (18)

| Green, Horford (6)

| Smart, Thomas (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 53–29

{{NBA game log end|bos|end_year=2017}}

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Boston Celtics|season=2016–17}}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Avery | last = Bradley | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | college = Texas | DOB = 1990-11-26 }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Jaylen | last = Brown | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | college = California | DOB = 1996-10-24 }}

{{player2 | num = 99 | first = Jae | last = Crowder | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 235 | college = Marquette | DOB = 1990-07-06 }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Gerald | last = Green | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | from = Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success{{!}}Gulf Shores Academy HS (TX) | DOB = 1986-01-26 }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Al | last = Horford | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | college = Florida | DOB = 1986-06-03 }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Demetrius | last = Jackson | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 201 | college = Notre Dame | DOB = 1994-09-07 | note = DL }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Jonas | last = Jerebko | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 231 | from = Sweden | DOB = 1987-03-02 }}

{{player2 | num = 90 | first = Amir | last = Johnson | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 240 | from = Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets{{!}}Westchester HS (CA) | DOB = 1987-05-01 }}

{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Jordan | last = Mickey | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | college = LSU | DOB = 1994-07-09 | note = DL }}

{{player2 | num = 41 | first = Kelly | last = Olynyk | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 238 | college = Gonzaga | DOB = 1991-04-19 }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Terry | last = Rozier | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | college = Louisville | DOB = 1994-03-17 }}

{{player2 | num = 36 | first = Marcus | last = Smart | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 227 | college = Oklahoma State | DOB = 1994-03-06 }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Isaiah | last = Thomas | dab = basketball | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 185 | college = Washington | DOB = 1989-02-07 }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = James | last = Young | dab = basketball | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 215 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1995-08-16 }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Tyler | last = Zeller | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 253 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1990-01-17 }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| otherlegend = (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate

| roster_url = http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/

| transaction_url = http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Boston-Celtics/2/Transaction_History

| accessdate = 2017-05-08

}}

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|Boston Celtics|playoffs=yes|end_year=2017|record=Total: 9–9 (home: 5–5; road: 4–4)}}

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|First Round|first=yes|playoffs=yes

|home_wins = 1

|home_losses = 2

|road_wins = 3

|road_losses = 0

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 1

| April 16

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170416|id=CHIBOS|pf=102|pa=106}}

| Isaiah Thomas (33)

| Jae Crowder (8)

| Al Horford (8)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 2

| April 18

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170418|id=CHIBOS|pf=97|pa=111}}

| Isaiah Thomas (20)

| Al Horford (11)

| Kelly Olynyk (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 0–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 3

| April 21

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170421|id=BOSCHI|pf=104|pa=87}}

| Al Horford (18)

| Al Horford (8)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| United Center
21,293

| 1–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 4

| April 23

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170423|id=BOSCHI|pf=104|pa=95}}

| Isaiah Thomas (33)

| Al Horford (12)

| Isaiah Thomas (7)

| United Center
21,863

| 2–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 5

| April 26

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170426|id=CHIBOS|pf=108|pa=97}}

| Bradley, Thomas (24)

| Al Horford (7)

| Al Horford (9)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 3–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 6

| April 28

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170428|id=BOSCHI|pf=105|pa=83}}

| Avery Bradley (23)

| Horford, Olynyk (6)

| Al Horford (7)

| United Center
21,682

| 4–2

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|Conference Semifinals|second=yes|playoffs=yes

|home_wins = 4

|home_losses = 0

|road_wins = 0

|road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 1

| April 30

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170430|id=WASBOS|pf=123|pa=111}}

| Isaiah Thomas (33)

| Al Horford (9)

| Al Horford (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 1–0

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 2

| May 2

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170502|id=WASBOS|pf=129|pa=119|ot=1}}

| Isaiah Thomas (53)

| Al Horford (12)

| Marcus Smart (5)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 2–0

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 3

| May 4

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170504|id=BOSWAS|pf=89|pa=116}}

| Al Horford (16)

| Jae Crowder (7)

| Isaiah Thomas (4)

| Verizon Center
20,356

| 2–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 4

| May 7

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170507|id=BOSWAS|pf=102|pa=121}}

| Isaiah Thomas (19)

| Crowder, Rozier (7)

| Marcus Smart (6)

| Verizon Center
20,356

| 2–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 5

| May 10

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170510|id=WASBOS|pf=123|pa=101}}

| Avery Bradley (29)

| Marcus Smart (11)

| Isaiah Thomas (9)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 3–2

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 6

| May 12

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170512|id=BOSWAS|pf=91|pa=92}}

| Bradley, Thomas (27)

| Kelly Olynyk (8)

| Jae Crowder (8)

| Verizon Center
20,356

| 3–3

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 7

| May 15

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170515|id=WASBOS|pf=115|pa=105}}

| Isaiah Thomas (29)

| Horford, Smart (6)

| Isaiah Thomas (12)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 4–3

{{NBA game log section|Boston Celtics|Conference Finals|second=yes|playoffs=yes

|home_wins = 0

|home_losses = 3

|road_wins = 1

|road_losses = 1

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 1

| May 17

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170517|id=CLEBOS|pf=104|pa=117}}

| Bradley, Crowder (21)

| Jaylen Brown (9)

| Isaiah Thomas (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 2

| May 19

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170519|id=CLEBOS|pf=86|pa=130}}

| Jaylen Brown (19)

| Horford, Mickey (6)

| Marcus Smart (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 0–2

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 3

| May 21

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170521|id=BOSCLE|pf=111|pa=108}}

| Marcus Smart (27)

| Jae Crowder (11)

| Marcus Smart (7)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 1–2

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 4

| May 23

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170523|id=BOSCLE|pf=99|pa=112}}

| Avery Bradley (19)

| Jae Crowder (8)

| Al Horford (7)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 1–3

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 5

| May 25

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170525|id=CLEBOS|pf=102|pa=135}}

| Avery Bradley (23)

| Jae Crowder (6)

| Terry Rozier (7)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 1–4

{{NBA game log end|bos|playoffs=yes|end_year=2017}}

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular season=

{{NBA roster statistics start|team=Boston Celtics}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Amir|Johnson}}

| 80 || 77 || 20.1 || .576 || .409 || .670 || 4.6 || 1.8 || .6 || .8 || 6.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Marcus|Smart}}

| 79 || 24 || 30.4 || .359 || .283 || .812 || 3.9 || 4.6 || 1.6 || .4 || 10.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jaylen|Brown}}

| 78 || 20 || 17.2 || .454 || .341 || .685 || 2.8 || .8 || .4 || .2 || 6.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jonas|Jerebko}}

| 78 || 6 || 15.8 || .435 || .346 || .703 || 3.5 || .9 || .3 || .2 || 3.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Isaiah|Thomas|dab=basketball}}

| 76 || 76 || 33.8 || .463 || .379 || .909 || 2.7 || 5.9 || .9 || .2 || 28.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kelly|Olynyk}}

| 75 || 6 || 20.5 || .512 || .354 || .732 || 4.8 || 2.0 || .6 || .4 || 9.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Terry|Rozier}}

| 74 || 0 || 17.1 || .367 || .318 || .773 || 3.1 || 1.8 || .6 || .1 || 5.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jae|Crowder}}

| 72 || 72 || 32.4 || .463 || .398 || .811 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .3 || 13.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Al|Horford}}

| 68 || 68 || 32.3 || .473 || .355 || .800 || 6.8 || 5.0 || .8 || 1.3 || 14.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Avery|Bradley}}

| 55 || 55 || 33.4 || .463 || .390 || .731 || 6.1 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 16.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tyler|Zeller}}

| 51 || 5 || 10.3 || .494 || .000 || .564 || 2.4 || .8 || .1 || .4 || 3.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gerald|Green}}

| 47 || 0 || 11.4 || .409 || .351 || .805 || 1.8 || .7 || .2 || .1 || 5.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|James|Young|dab=basketball}}

| 29 || 0 || 7.6 || .431 || .343 || .667 || .9 || .1 || .3 || .1 || 2.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jordan|Mickey}}

| 25 || 1 || 5.6 || .441 || .000 || .571 || 1.4 || .3 || .1 || .2 || 1.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Demetrius|Jackson}}

| 5 || 0 || 3.4 || .750 || 1.000 || .500 || .8 || .6 || .0 || .0 || 2.0

|}

=Playoffs=

{{NBA roster statistics start|team=Boston Celtics}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Avery|Bradley}}

| 18 || 18 || 35.8 || .441 || .351 || .778 || 3.9 || 2.3 || 1.3 || .2 || 16.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Al|Horford}}

| 18 || 18 || 33.9 || .584 || .519 || .759 || 6.6 || 5.4 || .8 || .8 || 15.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jae|Crowder}}

| 18 || 18 || 33.1 || .435 || .352 || .833 || 6.4 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .3 || 13.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Marcus|Smart}}

| 18 || 3 || 29.9 || .351 || .397 || .640 || 4.7 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .9 || 8.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kelly|Olynyk}}

| 18 || 2 || 19.2 || .512 || .319 || .733 || 3.2 || 1.9 || .7 || .8 || 9.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Terry|Rozier}}

| 17 || 0 || 16.3 || .402 || .368 || .800 || 2.6 || 1.9 || .6 || .2 || 5.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jaylen|Brown}}

| 17 || 0 || 12.6 || .479 || .217 || .667 || 2.1 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 5.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Isaiah|Thomas|dab=basketball}}

| 15 || 15 || 34.7 || .425 || .333 || .820 || 3.1 || 6.7 || .9 || .1 || 23.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Amir|Johnson}}

| 14 || 9 || 10.1 || .500 || .333 || .625 || 2.1 || .2 || .3 || .4 || 2.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gerald|Green}}

| 13 || 7 || 14.8 || .472 || .467 || .889 || 1.5 || .7 || .2 || .1 || 7.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jonas|Jerebko}}

| 12 || 0 || 10.7 || .484 || .333 || 1.000 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .4 || .3 || 3.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tyler|Zeller}}

| 11 || 0 || 7.1 || .520 || || .750 || 1.7 || .7 || .0 || .2 || 2.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|James|Young|dab=basketball}}

| 10 || 0 || 3.9 || .333 || .357 || || .7 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jordan|Mickey}}

| 2 || 0 || 9.0 || .400 || || || 2.5 || .0 || .0 || .5 || 2.0

|}

{{Plainlist|

  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

}}

Transactions

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:12%" | June 23, 2016

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Boston Celtics

2019 Second Round Draft Pick

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Memphis Grizzlies

Draft rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac

=Free agency=

=Re-signed=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Signed

style="text-align: center"

=Additions=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Former Team

style="text-align: center"

| Al Horford{{cite web|title=Boston Celtics sign Al Horford|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/boston-celtics-sign-al-horford/|website=nba.com/celtics|access-date=July 8, 2016|date=July 8, 2016}}

| 4-year contract worth $113 million

| Atlanta Hawks

style="text-align: center"

| Gerald Green{{cite web|title=Gerald Green returns to where it all started|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/summer-072716-gerald-green-returns-to-where-it-all-started/|website=nba.com/celtics|access-date=July 27, 2016|date=July 27, 2016}}

| 1-year contract worth $1.4 million

| Miami Heat

=Subtractions=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Reason

! style="{{NBA color cell|Boston Celtics}}" width="10%"| Current Team

style="text-align:center"Evan Turner{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/16679933/evan-turner-agrees-four-year-75-million-deal-portland-trail-blazers |title=Evan Turner agrees to 4-year, $70M deal with Blazers |author=ESPN News Services|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2016}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/01/nba-free-agency-evan-turner-portland-trail-blazers-70-million |title=Report: Portland, Evan Turner agree to four-year, $70 million deal |author=SI Wire|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2016}}Signed 4-year contract worth $70 millionPortland Trail Blazers
style="text-align:center"Jared Sullinger{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/sullinger-071416|title=Raptors Sign Jared Sullinger|work=NBA.com|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}Waived{{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto Raptors
style="text-align:center"R. J. Hunter{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/prac-102416-james-young-earns-celtics-final-roster-spot|title=James Young Earns Celtics' Final Roster Spot|work=NBA.com|date=October 24, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2016}}WaivedChicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls / Long Island Nets

Awards

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Isaiah Thomas

|Eastern Conference Player of the Week

|December 26, 2016

|[http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/26/nba-players-week-isaiah-thomas-russell-westbrook Isaiah Thomas, Russell Westbrook named Players of the Week]

Isaiah Thomas

|Eastern Conference Player(s) of the Month
(January)

|February 2, 2017

|[http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/02/isaiah-thomas-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-named-players-month-january Thomas, Curry and Durant named Kia Players of Month for January]

Isaiah Thomas

|Eastern Conference Player of the Week

|February 6, 2017

|[http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/06/isaiah-thomas-stephen-curry-nba-players-week Isaiah Thomas, Stephen Curry named NBA Players of the Week]

Brad Stevens

|Eastern Conference Head Coach

|February 3, 2017

|{{cite web|title=Celtics' Brad Stevens to coach East All-Stars|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/03/celtics-brad-stevens-earns-spot-eastern-conference-head-coach-2017-nba-all-star|publisher=NBA.com|date=February 3, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2017}}

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