2025–26 Boston Celtics season
Draft
<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Position</th><th>Nationality</th><th>College / Club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>28</td><td>Hugo González</td><td>Small Forward</td><td>Spain</td><td>Real Madrid (Spain)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>32</td><td>Noah Penda</td><td>Small Forward</td><td>France</td><td>Le Mans Sarthe (France)</td></tr></tbody></table>
2025–26 Boston Celtics season
The 2025–26 Boston Celtics season is the franchise's 80th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This will be the first season under the ownership of Bill Chisholm). For the first time since 2015, the Celtics did not play on Christmas Day amidst the extended absence of Jayson Tatum to rehabilitate his torn Achilles tendon. After missing the first 62 games of the season, Tatum returned on March 6, 2026 against the Dallas Mavericks. On March 29, 2026, the Celtics cliched their 12th consecutive playoff berth since (/wiki/2014–15BostonCelticsseason) after they defeated the Charlotte Hornets 114–99, extending the longest consecutive streak for playoff appearances in the NBA.
Draft
The Celtics entered the draft holding one late first-round pick and one early second-round pick, the latter of which was acquired from the Detroit Pistons and originally belonged to the Washington Wizards.