2013–14 Boston Celtics season

The 2013–14 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics made several major changes to the team, including hiring Brad Stevens as the new head coach^[1] and sending Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry to the Brooklyn Nets.^[2] The Celtics finished 25–57 and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007. As of 2024, this is the most recent season in which the Celtics missed the playoffs.

Key dates

June 3: Head Coach Doc Rivers allowed out of his contract to coach Los Angeles Clippers and the Celtics were given a 2015 unprotected first round pick as compensation.
June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
July 1: 2013 NBA Free Agency begins.
July 3: Brad Stevens hired as new head coach.
July 12: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jason Terry traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
January 17: Rajon Rondo returned from ACL injury and was named the 15th Team Captain in team history.

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Player statistics

1 Statistics with the Boston Celtics.

Awards

Kelly Olynyk was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team at the end of the season.^[3]
Jordan Crawford was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 2 through December 8.^[4]
Jared Sullinger was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 3 through February 9.^[5]

Transactions

Overview

Trades

References

^ "Brad Stevens hired as new coach of Boston Celtics". USA Today. July 3, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Nets Acquire NBA Champions Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry". NBA. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Sixers' Carter-Williams leads 2013-14 All-Rookie Team picks". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
^ "Crawford, Aldridge named Players of the Week". NBA.com. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
^ "Sullinger, Durant named Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 10, 2014. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.