2011–12 Boston Celtics season explained

Team:	Boston Celtics
Divisionwin:	yes
End Year:	2012
Wins:	39
Losses:	27
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	1
Conf Place:	4
Coach:	Doc Rivers
Gm:	Danny Ainge
President:	Danny Ainge
Owners:	Boston Basketball Partners
Arena:	TD Garden
Playoffs:	Eastern Conference finals (lost to Heat 3–4)
Bbr Team:	BOS
Television:	CSN New England
Radio:	WEEI-FM

The 2011–12 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 39–27 won-loss record, which was the 4th best in the East, winning their 21st Atlantic Division title. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 5 games. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 19.4 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (8.2 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.7. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout. The Celtics made a relatively deep playoff run, where they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, and the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Semifinals, eventually challenging the Miami Heat for the third consecutive season (the team who defeated them in last season's Semifinals), in the Eastern Conference finals. They ultimately lost the series in seven games to the eventual NBA champion.

Following the season, Ray Allen departed via free agency for the eventual champion Miami Heat, effectively ending the Big 3 era in Boston. During his 2 years as a Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs in seven games, and appear again in the 2014 Finals against the same Spurs team.

It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991–92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]
• December 25: The regular season begins with a matchup against the New York Knicks in a rematch from the previous season's playoffs.
• April 18: The Celtics secure the Atlantic Division title in a 102–98 win against the Orlando Magic.^[2]
• April 29: The 2012 NBA Playoffs started.
• May 10: The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, defeating the Atlanta Hawks.
• May 25: The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers
• June 9: The Celtics were defeated by the Miami Heat and were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.

Draft picks

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	27	JaJuan Johnson (traded from the New Jersey Nets)	PF		Purdue
2	55	E'Twaun Moore	SG		Purdue

Roster

Roster notes

• Forward Jeff Green missed the entire season due to recovery from a heart surgery.

Pre-season

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| December 18| @ Toronto| | Ray Allen (12)| Kevin Garnett (7)| Rajon Rondo (8)| Air Canada Centre
16,721| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 21| Toronto| | Rajon Rondo (12)| Ray Allen (6)| Rajon Rondo (6)| TD Garden
18.624| 2–0|-

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| December 25| @ New York| | Rajon Rondo (31)| Brandon Bass (11)| Rajon Rondo (13)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 27| @ Miami| | Ray Allen (28)| Rajon Rondo (8)| Rajon Rondo (12)| American Airlines Arena
20,166| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 28| @ New Orleans| | Ray Allen (15)| Kevin Garnett (7)| Rajon Rondo (12)| New Orleans Arena
17,802| 0–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| December 30| Detroit| | Jermaine O'Neal (17)| Jermaine O'Neal (7)| Paul Pierce (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–3

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| January 1| @ Washington| | Kevin Garnett (24)| Rajon Rondo (11)| Rajon Rondo (14)| Verizon Center
17,458| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| January 2| Washington| | Ray Allen (27)| Paul Pierce (8)| Rajon Rondo (13)| TD Garden
18,624| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| January 4| New Jersey| | Paul Pierce (24)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (12)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| January 6| Indiana| | Ray Allen (23)| Paul Pierce,
Jermaine O'Neal (7)| Rajon Rondo (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| January 11| Dallas| | Rajon Rondo (24)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 13| Chicago| | Ray Allen (16)| Brandon Bass (9)| Rajon Rondo (11)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 14| @ Indiana| | Paul Pierce (21)| Jermaine O'Neal (12)| Rajon Rondo (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,203| 4–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| January 16| Oklahoma City| | Paul Pierce (24)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| January 18| Toronto| | Rajon Rondo (21)| Brandon Bass (9)| Paul Pierce (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 5–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| January 20| Phoenix| | Ray Allen (14)| Ray Allen,
Brandon Bass (6)| Paul Pierce (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 5–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| January 22| @ Washington| | Paul Pierce (34)| Brandon Bass (9)| Paul Pierce (10)| Verizon Center
15,818| 6–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16| January 23| Orlando| | Paul Pierce,
Brandon Bass (19)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Paul Pierce (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 7–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| January 26| @ Orlando| | Paul Pierce (24)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Paul Pierce (10)| Amway Center
18,952| 8–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| January 27| Indiana| | Paul Pierce (28)| Paul Pierce (10)| Paul Pierce (8)| TD Garden
18,624| 9–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| January 29| Cleveland| | Ray Allen (22)| Kevin Garnett (7)| Paul Pierce (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 9–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| January 31| @ Cleveland| | Paul Pierce (20)| Brandon Bass (6)| Ray Allen (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
14,798| 10–10

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21| February 1| Toronto| | Paul Pierce (17)| Brandon Bass (9)| Paul Pierce (8)| TD Garden
18,624| 11–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| February 3| New York| | Paul Pierce (30)| Kevin Garnett (8)| Rajon Rondo (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 12–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| February 5| Memphis| | Kevin Garnett (24)| Kevin Garnett (9)| Rajon Rondo (14)| TD Garden
18,624| 13–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| February 7| Charlotte| | Kevin Garnett (22)| Paul Pierce,
Jermaine O'Neal (8)| Rajon Rondo (14)| TD Garden
18,624| 14–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| February 9| L. A. Lakers| | Ray Allen (22)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Paul Pierce,
Rajon Rondo (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 14–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| February 10| @ Toronto| | Kevin Garnett (17)| Kevin Garnett (8)| Rajon Rondo (7)| Air Canada Centre
19,207| 14–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| February 12| Chicago| | Rajon Rondo (32)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (15)| TD Garden
18,624| 15–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| February 15| Detroit| | Rajon Rondo (35)| Chris Wilcox (9)| Rajon Rondo (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 15–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| February 16| @ Chicago| | Kevin Garnett (18)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (8)| United Center
22,592| 15–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| February 19| @ Detroit| | Paul Pierce (18)| Jermaine O'Neal (11)| Rajon Rondo (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 15–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| February 20| @ Dallas| | Paul Pierce (20)| Mickaël Piétrus (12)| Mickaël Piétrus (4)| American Airlines Center
20,364| 15–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| February 22| @ Oklahoma City| | Paul Pierce,
Kevin Garnett (23)| Kevin Garnett (13)| Paul Pierce (8)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 15–17|- style="text-align:center;"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33| February 28| @ Cleveland| | Ray Allen (22)| Chris Wilcox (11)| Rajon Rondo (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
15,971| 16–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| February 29| Milwaukee| | Kevin Garnett (25)| Chris Wilcox (13)| Rajon Rondo (10)| TD Garden
18,624| 17–17

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| March 2| New Jersey| | Paul Pierce (27)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (13)| TD Garden
18,624| 18–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| March 4| New York| | Paul Pierce (34)| Rajon Rondo (17)| Rajon Rondo (20)| TD Garden
18,624| 19–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| March 6| Houston| | Paul Pierce (30)| Kevin Garnett (13)| Rajon Rondo (12)| TD Garden
18,624| 20–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| March 7| @ Philadelphia| | Paul Pierce (16)| Kevin Garnett, JaJuan Johnson (13)| Rajon Rondo (8)| Wells Fargo Center
18,508| 20–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| March 9| Portland| | Paul Pierce
Ray Allen (22)| Kevin Garnett (8)| Rajon Rondo
Avery Bradley (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 21–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| March 11| @ L. A. Lakers| | Rajon Rondo (24)| Kevin Garnett (11)| Rajon Rondo (10)| Staples Center
18,997| 21–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| March 12| @ L. A. Clippers| | Paul Pierce (25)| Brandon Bass (9)| Rajon Rondo (10)| Staples Center
19,464| 22–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| March 14| @ Golden State| | Kevin Garnett (24)| Brandon Bass (9)| Rajon Rondo (14)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 23–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| March 16| @ Sacramento| | Ray Allen (26)| Kevin Garnett (9)| Rajon Rondo (12)| Power Balance Pavilion
17,317| 23–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| March 17| @ Denver| | Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett (22)| Kevin Garnett (9)| Rajon Rondo (16)| Pepsi Center
19,003| 23–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45| March 19| @ Atlanta| | Ray Allen (19)| Brandon Bass (10)| Rajon Rondo (13)| Philips Arena
16,412| 24–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| March 22| @ Milwaukee| | Paul Pierce (25)| Brandon Bass
Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (14)| Bradley Center
15,171| 25–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| March 23| @ Philadelphia| | Kevin Garnett
Paul Pierce (20)| Paul Pierce (9)| Rajon Rondo (17)| Wells Fargo Center
19,583| 25–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| March 25| Washington| | Avery Bradley (23)| Paul Pierce (8)| Rajon Rondo (11)| TD Garden
18,624| 26–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| March 26| @ Charlotte| | Paul Pierce (36)| Paul Pierce (10)| Rajon Rondo (13)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,357| 27–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| March 28| Utah| | Kevin Garnett (23)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (14)| TD Garden
18,624| 28–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| March 30| @ Minnesota| | Kevin Garnett (24)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (17)| Target Center
19356| 29–22

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52| April 1| Miami| | Paul Pierce (23)| Rajon Rondo (11)| Rajon Rondo (14)| TD Garden
18,624| 30–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53| April 4| San Antonio| | Avery Bradley (19)| Paul Pierce (10)| Rajon Rondo (11)| TD Garden
18,624| 30–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| April 5| @ Chicago| | Paul Pierce (22)| Kevin Garnett (14)| Rajon Rondo (12)| United Center
22,423| 30–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| April 7| @ Indiana| | Paul Pierce (24)| Greg Stiemsma (9)| Rajon Rondo (12)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,892| 31–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| April 8| Philadelphia| | Kevin Garnett (20)| Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett, Sasha Pavlovic (6)| Rajon Rondo (15)| TD Garden
18,624| 32–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57| April 10| @ Miami| | Paul Pierce (27)| Brandon Bass (10)| Rajon Rondo (15)| American Airlines Arena
19,954| 33–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| April 11| Atlanta| | Kevin Garnett (22)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (20)| TD Garden
18,624| 34–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| April 13| @ Toronto| | Paul Pierce (18)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (12)| Air Canada Centre
17,270| 34–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| April 14| @ New Jersey| | Kevin Garnett (21)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (15)| Prudential Center
18,711| 35–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| April 15| @ Charlotte| | Brandon Bass, Avery Bradley (22)| Brandon Bass (9)| Rajon Rondo (16)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,169| 36–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62| April 17| @ New York| | Paul Pierce (43)| Brandon Bass, Rajon Rondo (6)| Rajon Rondo (13)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 36–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63| April 18| Orlando| | Paul Pierce (29)| Kevin Garnett (9)| Paul Pierce (14)| TD Garden
18,624| 37–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| April 20| @ Atlanta| | Avery Bradley (28)| Marquis Daniels (8)| Sasha Pavlovic, Brandon Bass, Keyon Dooling, Avery Bradley, Marquis Daniels (3)| Philips Arena| 37–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| April 24| Miami| | Sasha Pavlovic (16)| Brandon Bass (8)| Marquis Daniels (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 38–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66| April 26| Milwaukee| | Avery Bradley (14)| Brandon Bass (9)| Rajon Rondo (15)| TD Garden
18,624| 39–27

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 29| @ Atlanta| | Kevin Garnett
Rajon Rondo (20)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (11)| Philips Arena
19,292| 0–1|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 2| May 1| @ Atlanta| | Paul Pierce (36)| Paul Pierce (14)| Kevin Garnett (5)| Philips Arena
19,292| 1–1|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 3| May 4| Atlanta| | Paul Pierce (21)| Rajon Rondo (14)| Rajon Rondo (12)| TD Garden
18,624| 2–1|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 4| May 6| Atlanta| | Paul Pierce (24)| Kevin Garnett
Ray Allen
Brandon Bass (5)| Rajon Rondo (16)| TD Garden
18,624| 3–1|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| May 8| @ Atlanta| | Paul Pierce (16)| Kevin Garnett
Brandon Bass (7)| Rajon Rondo (12)| Philips Arena
19,292| 3–2|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 6| May 10| Atlanta| | Kevin Garnett (28)| Kevin Garnett (14)| Rajon Rondo (8)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–2

|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 1| May 12| Philadelphia| | Kevin Garnett (24)| Rajon Rondo (12)| Rajon Rondo (17)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–0|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 14| Philadelphia| | Ray Allen (17)| Kevin Garnett (12)| Rajon Rondo (13)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–1|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 3| May 16| @ Philadelphia| | Kevin Garnett (27)| Kevin Garnett (13)| Rajon Rondo (14)| Wells Fargo Center
20,351| 2–1|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| May 18| @ Philadelphia| | Paul Pierce (24)| Kevin Garnett (11)| Rajon Rondo (15)| Wells Fargo Center
20,411| 2–2|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 5| May 21| Philadelphia| | Brandon Bass (27)| Kevin Garnett
Brandon Bass (6)| Rajon Rondo (14)| TD Garden
18,624| 3–2|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| May 23| @ Philadelphia| | Paul Pierce (24)| Kevin Garnett (11)| Rajon Rondo (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,403| 3–3|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 7| May 26| Philadelphia| | Kevin Garnett
Rajon Rondo (18)| Kevin Garnett (13)| Rajon Rondo (10)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–3

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 28| @ Miami| | Kevin Garnett (23)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,912| 0–1|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 30| @ Miami| | Rajon Rondo (44)| Brandon Bass (10)| Rajon Rondo (10)| American Airlines Arena
19,973| 0–2|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 3| June 1| Miami| | Kevin Garnett (24)| Kevin Garnett (11)| Rajon Rondo (10)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–2|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 4| June 3| Miami| | Paul Pierce (23)| Kevin Garnett (14)| Rajon Rondo (15)| TD Garden
18,624| 2–2|- bgcolor=bbffbb| 5| June 5| @ Miami| | Kevin Garnett (26)| Kevin Garnett (11)| Rajon Rondo (13)| American Airlines Arena
20,021| 3–2|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| June 7| Miami| | Rajon Rondo (21)| Brandon Bass (7)| Rajon Rondo (10)| TD Garden
18,624| 3–3|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| June 9| @ Miami| | Rajon Rondo (22)| Rajon Rondo (10)| Rajon Rondo (14)| American Airlines Arena
20,114| 3–4

Player statistics

Season

|-style="text-align:center"| |46 || 42 || 34.0 || .458 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .453 || .915 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 14.2|-style="text-align:center"| |59 || 39 || 31.7 || .479 || || .810 || 6.2 || .9 || .6 || .9 || 12.5|-style="text-align:center"| |style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"|64 || 28 || 21.4 || .498 || .407 || .795 || 1.8 || 1.4 || .7 || .2 || 7.6|-style="text-align:center"| |38 || 0 || 12.7 || .364 || .000 || .739 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 3.2|-style="text-align:center"| |46 || 2 || 14.4 || .405 || .333 || .742 || 0.8 || 1.1 || .3 || .0 || 4.0|-style="text-align:center"| |60 || 60 || 31.1 || .503 || .333 || .857 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 8.2 || 2.9 || .9 || 1.0 || 15.8|-style="text-align:center"| |15 || 1 || 10.7 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .643 || || .300 || 1.7 || .2 || .1 || .3 || 2.8|-style="text-align:center"| |36 || 0 || 8.3 || .446 || || .667 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .4 || 3.2|-style="text-align:center"| |38 || 0 || 8.7 || .381 || .378 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.000 || .9 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 2.9|-style="text-align:center"| |25 || 24 || 22.8 || .433 || || .677 || 5.4 || .4 || .3 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.7 || 5.0|-style="text-align:center"| |45 || 7 || 11.7 || .391 || .293 || .375 || 1.6 || .4 || .4 || .3 || 2.7|-style="text-align:center"| |61 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"|61 || 34.0 || .443 || .366 || .852 || 5.2 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .4 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 19.4|-style="text-align:center"| |42 || 6 || 21.9 || .385 || .335 || .645 || 3.1 || .6 || .5 || .2 || 6.9|-style="text-align:center"| | 53 || 53 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 36.9 || .448 || .238 || .597 || 4.8 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 11.7 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.8 || .1 || 11.9|-style="text-align:center"| |55 || 3 || 13.9 || .545 || || .707 || 3.2 || .5 || .7 || 1.5 || 2.9|-style="text-align:center"| |28 || 4 || 17.2 || .598 || || .615 || 4.4 || .4 || .4 || .3 || 5.4|-style="text-align:center"| |3 || 0 || 14.0 || .333 || ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.000 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 3.7|}

• Statistics with the Boston Celtics.

Awards, records and milestones

• Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice^{[3] [4]} (January 30 – February 5 and March 26 – April 1).
• Kevin Garnett was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (April 9 – 15).^[5]
• Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo participated in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. It was their 10th and 3rd appearance respectively.
• On March 22 Paul Pierce surpassed Clyde Drexler on the All-time scoring leaders table in a 100–91 win against the Milwaukee Bucks.^[6]

Injuries and suspensions

• Jeff Green was not available for the 2011–12 season due to recovery from a heart surgery.^[7]
• Chris Wilcox was out for the season in March with a cardiac irregularity.^[8]
• Jermaine O'Neal was out for the season on March to have surgery on his left wrist.^[9]
• Rajon Rondo earned a two-game suspension for throwing the ball to a referee during a game against the Detroit Pistons on February 19^[10] and was suspended for one game during the playoffs for bumping a referee on game 1 of the first round against the Atlanta Hawks.^[11]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft JaJuan Johnson E'Twaun Moore Via free agency Marquis Daniels Ryan Hollins Mickaël Piétrus Greg Stiemsma Chris Wilcox Sean Williams Via trade Brandon Bass Keyon Dooling

Players Lost Via trade Glen Davis Von Wafer Via free agency Carlos Arroyo Nenad Krstić Troy Murphy Delonte West Negated Contract due to Injury Jeff Green Waived Jermaine O'Neal Chris Wilcox Retired Shaquille O'Neal

Trades

June 23, 2011	To Boston Celtics Draft rights to JaJuan Johnson Conditional 2014 second round pick	To New Jersey Nets Draft rights to MarShon Brooks
December 9, 2011	To Boston Celtics Keyon Dooling Conditional 2012 second round pick	To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Albert Miralles
December 12, 2011	To Boston Celtics Brandon Bass

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Marquis Daniels	December 9	Sacramento Kings
Chris Wilcox	December 9	Detroit Pistons
Greg Stiemsma	December 9	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Aleksandar Pavlović	December 12	Re-signed
Mickaël Piétrus	December 24	Phoenix Suns
Ryan Hollins	March 23	Cleveland Cavaliers
Sean Williams	April 20	Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Nenad Krstić	June 22
Glen Davis	December 12	Orlando Magic
Von Wafer	December 12	Orlando Magic
Delonte West	December 13	Dallas Mavericks
Troy Murphy	December 18	Los Angeles Lakers
Carlos Arroyo	December 22

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.^[12] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[13]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Nenad Krstić	June 22		No^[14]
E'Twaun Moore	July 28		Yes^[15]
Von Wafer	August 3		Yes^[16]
Avery Bradley	October 5		No^[17]

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season
• Uncut Gems, a 2019 film by the Safdie brothers starring Adam Sandler, set around the 2012 conference semi-finals; features Kevin Garnett as himself, with archival footage of Games 5-7.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report: NBA draft moving to Newark. ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. October 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. October 30, 2010 . live.
2. https://news.yahoo.com/boston-celtics-clinch-nba-atlantic-division-title-054317549--nba.html Boston Celtics clinch NBA Atlantic division title
3. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/06/players-of-the-week/index.html Celtics' Pierce, Spurs' Parker named Players of the Week
4. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/02/players-of-the-week/index.html C's Pierce, Clippers' Paul named Players of the Week
5. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/16/players-of-the-week/index.html Celtics' Garnett and Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week
6. http://www.nba.com/celtics/game_recap/keys-20120322-BOSMIL.html Boston–Milwaukee Game recap
7. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/celtics/story/2011-12-17/jeff-green-aortic-aneurysm/52027644/1 Celtics F Jeff Green to miss season after surgery
8. Web site: Forsberg. Chris. Boston Celtics' Chris Wilcox out for season with cardiac irregularity. ESPN. June 16, 2012.
9. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/03/19/oneal-surgery.ap/index.html Celtics' O'Neal plans season-ending wrist surgery
10. https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/7595636/boston-celtics-rajon-rondo-suspended-tossing-ball-ref Rajon Rondo suspended two games
11. https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--rajon-rondo-suspended-for-bumping-referee.html Rajon Rondo suspended for bumping referee
12. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
13. News: Xiaochen . New rule shuts door on NBA stars . August 21, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm . live . August 30, 2011.
14. Web site: CSKA puts veteran Krstic at center. June 22, 2011. Euroleague.net. Euroleague. July 1, 2011.
15. Web site: E'Twaun Moore signs Italian deal. Chris. Forsberg. July 28, 2011. July 28, 2011. ESPN.com.
16. Web site: Colpo grosso di Cremona, preso anche Wafer. it. Big Shot in Cremona, Also Took Wafer. August 4, 2011. CorriereDelloSport.it. Corriere dello Sport. August 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014081834/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/2011/08/04-187286/Colpo+grosso+di+Cremona,+preso+anche+Wafer. October 14, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
17. Web site: Hapoel Jerusalem nabs Bradley . October 5, 2011 . EurocupBasketball.com . Euroleague . November 11, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009150547/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/transactions/eurocup-2011-12/i/87878/5745/hapoel-jerusalem-nabs-bradley . October 9, 2011 .