2015–16 Boston Celtics season

The 2015–16 Boston Celtics season was the 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Celtics finished the year at 48–34, their best record since their 2011–12 season and their first winning season since 2013.

2015–16 Boston Celtics season
Head coachBrad Stevens
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionComcast SportsNet New England
RadioWBZ-FM

For the first time in his career, Isaiah Thomas was voted to play in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. For the second straight season under Brad Stevens, the Celtics qualified for the playoffs, this time as the number 5 seed. However, the Celtics once again did not make it out of the first round as they were stopped by the Atlanta Hawks in six games.

Draft picks
Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/School
1 16 Terry Rozier PG  United States Louisville
1 28 R. J. Hunter SG  United States Georgia State
2 33 Jordan Mickey PF  United States LSU
2 45 Marcus Thornton PG  United States William & Mary

Game log

Preseason game log
2015–16 game log
Total: 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
Pre-season: 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Standing
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Toronto Raptors 56 26 .683 0.0 32–9 24–17 14–2 82
x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 8.0 28–13 20–21 10–6 82
New York Knicks 32 50 .390 24.0 18–23 14–27 8–8 82
Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 35.0 14–27 7–34 6–10 82
Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 46.0 7–34 3–38 2–14 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82

Regular season game log
2015–16 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 28–13; Road: 20–21)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
November : 9–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–4)
December : 8–6 (Home: 3–4; Road: 5–2)
January : 9–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–6)
February : 9–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–3)
March : 7–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–5)
April : 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Roster
Roster listing
2015–16 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 0 Bradley, Avery  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–11–26 Texas
SF 99 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–07–06 Marquette
SG 30 Holland, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988–11–06 Boston University
SG 28 Hunter, R. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–10–24 Georgia State
PF 8 Jerebko, Jonas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987–03–02 Sweden
PF 90 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–05–01 Westchester HS (CA)
PF 55 Mickey, Jordan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1994–07–09 LSU
C 41 Olynyk, Kelly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–04–19 Gonzaga
PG 12 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–03–17 Louisville
PG 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1994–03–06 Oklahoma State
PF 7 Sullinger, Jared 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1992–03–04 Ohio State
PG 4 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–02–07 Washington
SF 11 Turner, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–10–27 Ohio State
SG 13 Young, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995–08–16 Kentucky
C 44 Zeller, Tyler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1990–01–17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–04–11

Playoffs

Game log
2016 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades
July 14, 2015
 To Boston Celtics[2]
Perry Jones		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2018 Second Round Draft Pick
July 27, 2015
 To Boston Celtics[3]
Zoran Dragić
Future Second Round Draft Pick		 To Miami Heat
Conditional Future Second Round Draft Pick
July 27, 2015
 To Boston Celtics[4]
David Lee		 To Golden State Warriors
Gerald Wallace
Chris Babb

Re-signed
Player Signed Former team
Jonas Jerebko[5] Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million Boston Celtics
Jae Crowder[6] Signed 5-year contract worth $35 million Boston Celtics

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Amir Johnson[7] Signed 2-year contract worth $24 million Toronto Raptors

Subtractions
Player Reason Current team
Phil Pressey[8] Waived Phoenix Suns
Zoran Dragić[9] Waived Khimki
David Lee[10] Waived Dallas Mavericks

References
  1. "Season Ticket Membership". Boston Celtics. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. "Boston Celtics Complete Trade with Oklahoma City Thunder". nba.com/celtics. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. "Boston Celtics Complete Trade with Miami Heat". nba.com/celtics. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. "Boston Celtics Acquire David Lee". nba.com/celtics. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. "Boston Celtics Resign Jonas Jerebko". nba.com/celtics. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. "Boston Celtics Re-Sign Jae Crowder". nba.com/celtics. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  7. "Boston Celtics Sign Amir Johnson". nba.com/celtics. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. "Celtics Waive Phil Pressey". nba.com/celtics. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. "Celtics Waive Zoran Dragic". nba.com/celtics. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  10. "Mavericks sign free agent David Lee". mavs.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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