Big changes were in store for the Celtics in 2013 as Head Coach Doc Rivers departed for the Los Angeles Clippers, and Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce went to the Brooklyn Nets on a trade. In their stead, Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge brought in Butler University Coach Brad Stevens and filled the roster […]

Coach Brad Stevens and his scrappy Celtics won 48 games during the 2015-16 season, which was second best in the Atlantic Division and tied for the third-best mark in the Eastern Conference. Team defense was their calling card as the Celtics finished with the league’s fourth-best defensive rating. Boston fought well in the Eastern Conference […]

Big changes were in store for the Celtics in the 2017-18 season as they traded away Avery Bradley, Jae Crowder and Isaiah Thomas and added All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. That season’s yearbook celebrated Celtics players with a “fun facts” section. Some notable tidbits: Irving’s father starred at Boston College and had his No. […]

The 2015-16 Celtics posted 48 wins, which was the most in five years, and clinched the team’s first winning record in three seasons. Boston was led by All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas and All-Defense First Team selection Avery Bradley and younger stars like Jae Crowder, Marcus Smart, Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk. As the fifth seed […]

The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation has regularly partnered with Horizons for Homeless Children, a Massachusetts non-profit organization dedicated to help young homeless children by providing early education, opportunities for play and family support services. Since 2012, the Celtics and CSN New England have teamed up for a week-long fundraising and homelessness awareness campaign called Horizons […]

One of the best ways to learn about breaking a huddle is to have the help of a real NBA player. Kendrick Perkins joined a group of Boys and Girls Clubs members participating in Fit to Win, a program to teach kids about healthy eating and active lifestyles. The first event, launched in November 2010, […]

Paul Pierce practiced like he played: hard. Teammate Avery Bradley joined the Celtics toward the end of Pierce’s career in Boston and remembered that “Paul might just come in early, and then do every single workout with me. And still, practice and play 30 minutes per game.” That determination helped Pierce maintain a near 20-year […]

The Celtics built on the previous season’s success in the 2016-17 campaign with 53 wins and an Atlantic Division title. All-Star Isaiah Thomas’ career season continued as he finished third in the NBA scoring race (28.9 points per game) and made the All-NBA Second Team. The Celtics went into the 2017 NBA Playoffs with the […]

Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge and Head Coach Brad Stevens continued to mold their young team in the 2014-15 season as they traded away veterans Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green. By the end of the campaign, Boston landed solid players in Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder along with a number of draft picks. The […]