Boston Celtics: Team awards for each season of the 2010s

Celtics 2010s All-Decade Team

Point Guard: Isaiah Thomas

Isaiah Thomas truly represented what it means to be a Boston Celtic. Although he only spent two and a half years with the team, they went to the playoffs in all three seasons, and showed improvement record-wise in each year, as well.

In his best season with Boston, he was .2 points away from averaging 30, and he made Boston must-watch TV throughout that season.

Out of all the point guards that have suited up for Boston, IT was the healthiest, the most consistent, and he ahd the results to back up his stats.

Shooting Guard: Marcus Smart

Ray Allen could easily be up here, but Smart played more seasons with the team, and therefore he earns the shooting guard spot for the Boston Celtics of the 2010s.

Smart’s heart and energy became the backbone of what wound up to be the calling card for coach Brad Stevens: defense. Without Smart’s hustle, there is no telling where the Celtics would be.

It is possible to search up for Marcus Smart highlights that are strictly defense, something you can’t say about any other player only six years into his career.

He did earn All-Defensive first team honors in 2019, probably the only bright spot that could be taken out of that disastrous season.

Small Forward: Paul Pierce

If Jayson Tatum helped the Boston Celtics make the NBA Finals in his rookie season, he would have a good case to surpass The Truth as the best small forward in the 2010s for Boston.

Tatum will most likley make this list for the 2020s, barring any change of scenery.

However, Pierce is the choice here.

He helped the team reach the Finals in 2010, and they reached game seven with the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. In that game seven, the team only oost by four points. Certainly a commendable effort.

Throughout the early 2010s, Pierce had his fair share of clutch shots, including this one against the New York Knicks:

And this one against the Bucks:

Power Forward: Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett was the epitome of heart and soul. From his speech at the end of their Finals victory, to his intensity he displayed into his late 30s, he provided Boston Celtics fans many moments to remember him by.

He was extremely consistent in the 2010s, as evidenced by the explanations at the beginning of the article, and his sweep during one of the season’s awards.

It will be rare for any player in the league to match KG’s combination of trash talk, intensity, heart, effort, etc. eH had all the intangibles, and his jersey retirement next year has been earned, no doubt.

Center: Al Horford

Al Horford was like Kevin Garnett, but without the playoff success.

Sure, Horford made it to two Conference Finals, but he did not make it to the NBA Finals, and then he proceeded to leave to one of Boston’s biggest rivals.

While he was on the team, though, he offered invaluable things to the people around him.

His knowledge, experience, leadership, and warm personality fueled his usefulness to the team.

People like Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Terry Rozier, and maybe even Kyrie Irving, learned something from Al in their time with him.

Out of all the centers that the Boston Celtics have rostered in the 2010s, none matched the qualities that Al Horford had in his arsenal.

(All statistics used are from stats.NBA.com, unless otherwise noted)