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• How Celtics' painful roster overhaul eventually could pay big dividends
As the Celtics continue to make cost-cutting moves, Chris Forsberg tries to find the bright side by examining Brad Stevens' long-term end game....2025
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• Celtics Exploring Anfernee Simons Trade In Hopes Of Retaining Al Horford, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet

The Boston Celtics are exploring trading newly acquired guard Anfernee Simons and his $27.7 million expiring contract as part of their continued salary-cutting efforts, according to league sources. The move would help Boston position themselves below the luxury tax threshold while creating flexibility to retain key free agents. Despite already trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis this week,...2025
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• Holley: Making sense of Mazzulla's contract situation with Celtics
Michael Holley parses through Brad Stevens' comments to share what he believes is Joe Mazzulla's current contract setup with the Celtics....2025
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• Celtics' Brad Stevens won't set timeline for Jayson Tatum return, will play when 'fully healthy'

Tatum underwent Achilles surgery in May and could miss the entire 2025-26 season...2025
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• Celtics GM Brad Stevens Breaks Silence on Jaylen Brown, Derrick White’s Future Amid Recent Trade Rumors
Boston Celtics General Manager Brad Stevens has addressed trade rumors surrounding Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, clarifying the team's immediate future....2025
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• Celtics’ Brad Stevens Talks Jaylen Brown, Draft, Financial Flexibility: ‘We Knew This Was Coming’

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens had plenty to cover during his post-draft media availability Wednesday night, from new first-rounder Hugo Gonzalez to the franchise’s shifting financial posture. But top of mind were updates on injured stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Stevens told reporters he’s pleased with Tatum’s progress following Achilles surgery […] The...2025
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• Celtics Exploring Anfernee Simons Trade In Hopes Of Retaining Al Horford, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet
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• Celtics' Brad Stevens won't set timeline for Jayson Tatum return, will play when 'fully healthy'
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• Celtics’ Brad Stevens Talks Jaylen Brown, Draft, Financial Flexibility: ‘We Knew This Was Coming’
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• Jaylen Brown Hasn't Ruled Out Surgery For Injured Knee

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown met with members of the media at an event for his sneaker and apparel company 741 Performance. Brown said this is the first time he plans to spend most of the offseason in Boston. Brown also said that it's possible that surgery could still be on the table to repair the partially torn meniscus in his right knee. "l got a lot of doctors I gotta get evaluated with - s...2025
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• Celtics’ Brad Stevens: Jaylen Brown’s Knee Injury Wasn’t New, And Might Not Require Surgery

Despite a recent ESPN report suggesting otherwise, Jaylen Brown is not scheduled for surgery just yet. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens clarified Monday that the All-Star guard will be evaluated this week to determine whether a procedure is necessary for a partial meniscus tear—an injury Brown played through during Boston’s postseason run. “He […] The post Celtics’ Bra...2025
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• Celtics Provide Encouraging Update on Jaylen Brown’s Meniscus Injury and Whether Surgery Is Needed
Brad Stevens offers hope Jaylen Brown can avoid surgery on his knee injury. With Tatum out, Brown’s recovery now shapes Celtics' future....2025
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• Celtics GM Brad Stevens Makes Feelings Clear on Jaylen Brown’s Leadership After Jayson Tatum’s Devastating Injury
Jayson Tatum's injury thrust Jaylen Brown into a singular leadership role for the 2025-26 season. How does Celtics' GM Brad Stevens feel about it?...2025
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• Brad Stevens: ‘No timeline' for Tatum's return from injury
Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens spoke with our Chris Forsberg about the pressure to get Jayson Tatum back into the lineup ASAP next season....2025
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• Brad Stevens' non-answers say it all about Celtics' murky future after Jayson Tatum injury

The Celtics are facing some difficult decisions this summer...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Brad Stevens’ message to Celtics franchise player Jayson Tatum after NBA Finals struggles
After a disappointing NBA Finals performance from Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens gave the star some advice he should be glad to hear. “I just told him, ‘Go on vacation. Go get some rest,” Stevens said. This rest will be necessary following a regular season in which Tatum logged the […] The post Brad Stevens’ message to Cel...2022
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• NBA Preseason Allows Coaches to Show off a Few New Moves of Their Own
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"Brad Stevens expressed a strong desire to keep Al Horford and Luke Kornet in Celtics uniforms as free agency looms."

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"Rumors of Brad Stevens and company’s interest in bringing Olynyk back to Boston date all the way back to December."

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"Brad Stevens ‘Secretly Happy’ Jayson Tatum's Pitch to Damian Lillard Didn’t Work, says Reporter"

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"While Danny Ainge may not be with the organization anymore, he’s still a C’s legend and played a massive part in shaping this roster into what it is right […] The post Danny Ainge explains key Brad Stevens trade that unlocked everything for Celtics appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"They had two All-Stars in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum backed by a solid support group and a great coach in Brad Stevens."

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"The Boston Celtics have signed head coach Brad Stevens to a contract extension, the team announced in a press release."

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"Celtics' Tacko Fall puts up career-high after Boston crowd begs Brad Stevens to put him in vs. Pistons"

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"Leading up to Thursday’s tilt between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was coy about."

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"Brad Stevens Named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for Oct./Nov."

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"The Boston Celtics traveled to the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, but due to unfortunate circumstances, Brad Stevens was not on the sideline to coach the team."

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"What if DeMarcus Cousins, or some other West stalwart stuck in a hopeless situation, ends up with Boston, under elite young coach Brad Stevens?"

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"Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders thinks Rondo can improve on his already strong numbers with the Mavs: Celtics coach Brad Stevens told reporters in June that Rondo was already at team facilities working with teammates to prepare himself for the 2014-15 season."

• Celtics Exploring Anfernee Simons Trade In Hopes Of Retaining Al Horford, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet
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• Holley: Making sense of Mazzulla's contract situation with Celtics
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• Celtics GM Brad Stevens Breaks Silence on Jaylen Brown, Derrick White’s Future Amid Recent Trade Rumors
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• Celtics’ Brad Stevens Talks Jaylen Brown, Draft, Financial Flexibility: ‘We Knew This Was Coming’
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• Celtics Notes: Stevens, Horford, Kornet, Mazzulla, Gonzalez, Tatum, Brown
Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens had a new first-round pick to discuss in Hugo Gonzalez, but there were more pressing issues to address as he met with the media following Wednesday’s draft, writes Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. After agreeing to separate trades this week involving Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, Stevens […]...2025
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• Celtics Receiving Jaylen Brown, Derrick White Trade Offers From Teams Drafting In Top-10

The Boston Celtics are willing to listen to trade offers on Jaylen Brown and Derrick White after also trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis this week. The Celtics are resetting their finances amid salary cap, luxury tax and apron concerns, but a trade of either Brown or White would be transformational and set up an entirely new roster for when Jayson Tatum returns in 2026. "I'm highly skepti...2025
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• Goodman: Why Brad Stevens has ‘major advantage' over other GMs
College basketball analyst Jeff Goodman explains why Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has an advantage over other NBA GMs heading into the draft....2025
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• Celtics Face ‘Unique’ Offseason as Brad Stevens Weighs Cost of Contention

With a roster full of talent and a payroll to match, the Celtics are entering the offseason facing what Brad Stevens called “a unique situation.” What that means exactly? Well, Stevens didn’t say much. But what he did say was telling. “There are several basketball penalties that come with that amount of salary,” the Celtics […] The post Celtics Face ‘Unique’ Offseason as Brad Stevens Weighs ...2025
• Draft Notes: Celtics, Flagg, NBA Comparables, McGlockton
When he reported last week that the Celtics interviewed projected No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and probable top-10 pick Tre Johnson at the draft combine in Chicago, Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports (Twitter video link) cautioned not to read too much into it. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens confirmed as much at […]...2025
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• Celtics Provide Encouraging Update on Jaylen Brown’s Meniscus Injury and Whether Surgery Is Needed
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• Celtics Exploring Anfernee Simons Trade In Hopes Of Retaining Al Horford, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet
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• JD Davison Named G League Most Valuable Player

The NBA G League announced that Maine Celtics Two-Way player JD Davison has been named the 2024-25 Kia NBA G League Most Valuable Player. Davison becomes the second player in franchise history to win MVP, joining 2014-15 D-League MVP Tim Frazier, formerly of the Maine Red Claws. "His hard work and team-first attitude from day one with both the Boston and Maine Celtics have led to this achievement,...2025
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• Indiana basketball star exposes team’s toxic fan problem

Indiana basketball can’t win until the fans grow up, and Oumar Ballo’s comments prove it. Indiana men’s basketball has had a nightmare season, and now their postseason fate rests in the hands of the NCAA tournament selection committee. The Hoosiers are out of the Big Ten tournament after a humiliating 72-59 loss to the Oregon Ducks on Thursday afternoon. The Ducks ran away with the game despite an...2025
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• A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March Madness

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images So consumed by football that you haven’t been able to pay any attention to college basketball? Don’t worry, we’re here to answer your questions and get you fully prepared for March Madness. Have you been so consumed by football for the last five months that you’re woefully behind on what’s been happening in the world of men’s college basketball? Would you ...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• Cooper Flagg is ready to define the next generation of basketball superstardom

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images How Cooper Flagg is growing into the next generation’s version of an NBA superstar. Cooper Flagg walked into USA Basketball practice with nothing to lose and everything to prove. He was just about the youngest person in the building, competing against more mature and more accomplished players with far greater pedigrees. He entered the scrimmages ...2024
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• Brad Stevens Named 23-24 NBA Executive Of The Year

Brad Stevens has been named the 23-24 NBA Executive of the Year. Stevens received 16 out of 29 possible first place votes, six second place votes and three third place votes for a total of 101 points. Sam Presti finished second ahead of Tim Connelly, Leon Rose, Nico Harrison and Rafael Stone. During the past year, Stevens acquired Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday via trade while the Boston Celt...2024
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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images The Celtics are going to have to demonstrate they are comfortable getting uncomfortable if they want to go anywhere in the NBA playoffs. For years now, the Celtics have been a team on the brink. The type of brink depends wholly on where you stand. From the bottom of the mountain, looking up, the Celtics might seem like a group about to summit the peak tha...2024
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• Celtics reportedly looking to make another move before trade deadline

Since moving into a front office role, Brad Stevens has been highly successful in the trade market. Almost every deal he's made has worked out well thus far, and the results have shown up on the court this year....2024
• Meet the 23 Members of the U.S. Under-21 Men's National Team
At long last, the U.S. under-21 men’s national team has arrived in Ireland. The team practiced Saturday at USA Lacrosse, traveled Sunday out of Philadelphia and practiced Monday in Limerick. Last week, we asked head coach Nick Myers to say something about each of the 23 players who will compete in the World Lacrosse Men’s U21 Championship. Most of them had yet to play beyond the high school level ...2022
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• Stevens: Celtics' focus remains on title contention
Celtics president Brad Stevens says the team will be taking a moment to breathe of their stunning elimination in the second round but that the focus going forward remains championship contention....2025
• Bill Chisholm Spoke At Length With Brad Stevens Before Grousbecks Accepted $6.1B Bid
Bill Chisholm has a deal in place to purchase the Boston Celtics at a record $6.1 billion valuation. Chisholm spoke extensively with Brad Stevens last week before the Grousbeck family accepted his bid. Chisholm made it clear he has no intention of disrupting the current state of the franchise as perennial title contenders. "It's the most incredible feeling to think that maybe I can just play a ti...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is ready to define the next generation of basketball superstardom
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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?
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• Brad Stevens' lone ejection still memorable for those closest to him

What went into Brad Stevens' first and only ejection? Chris Forsberg relives a moment that the Celtics exec still gets reminded about to this day....2024
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• Brad Stevens’ wife Tracy Wilhelmy Stevens
The Boston Celtics are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, thanks to Brad Stevens. Although he’s no longer the brains behind the bench, Brad is still the acting president of the Celtics organization. In addition to this, he also deserves credit for developing the then-promising core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, […] The post Brad Stevens’ wife Tracy Wilhelmy Stevens appea...2022
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• Boston Celtics sign Dennis Schroder
The Boston Celtics have signed eight-year NBA veteran Dennis Schröder, the team announced today. Schroder’s Celtics contract is reportedly a one-year, $5.9 million deal. “We are really excited to welcome Dennis and his family to Boston,” said Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens. “Dennis is a high-level player and competitor, who has consistently impacted … Continue ...2021
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• Rumor: Celtics considering reunions with Jeff Green, Avery Bradley
The Boston Celtics are one of the more difficult teams to forecast for the upcoming free agency period. But new Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens may be leaning towards a few of his former players to bolster the team. For the moment, the Celtics’ biggest free agent dilemma is whether they will push […] The post Rumor: Celtics considering reunions with Jeff Green, ...2021
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• Rajon Rondo to Mavericks: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Again King of the East, LeBron's Conference Reign Faces Few Looming Threats
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• The Case for LeBron James to Win NBA MVP Yet Again
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• Boston Celtics Put Playoff Tickets on Sale Before Officially Clinching Spot
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• Celtics' Tacko Fall puts up career-high after Boston crowd begs Brad Stevens to put him in vs. Pistons
Fall finished with five points and received a standing ovation from the crowd...2019
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• Brad Stevens Misses Celtics-Bulls Game to Visit Former Player Who Has Cancer
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• Why Anthony Davis' $145 Million Record Contract Will Be a Monumental Steal
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• Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
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• Lakers, Celtics Finds Paths Connected Again in Fight to Recapture Glory Days
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• Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis played playoffs through ‘post-viral syndrome’
President of basketball operations Brad Stevens started off the week adding context to the Celtics’ recent playoff elimination at the hands of the Knicks, as he explained how Kristaps Porzingis battled through a “post-viral syndrome” during the final stretch of the campaign. Before Monday’s press conference, the Boston club had described the Latvian’s condition as [&...2025
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• Celtics’ Brad Stevens: Jaylen Brown’s Knee Injury Wasn’t New, And Might Not Require Surgery
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• Brad Stevens: ‘No timeline' for Tatum's return from injury
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• Kristaps Porziņģis dealt with 'post-viral syndrome' during NBA playoffs, said Celtics president Brad Stevens
Porzingis struggled to play during Boston's second-round NBA playoff series versus the Knicks due to illness....2025
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• JD Davison Named G League Most Valuable Player
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• Celtics player breaks NBA three-pointer record, and it probably won’t stand for long

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Payton Pritchard’s new NBA record after trade request shows Celtics can do no wrong It’s impressive that Wayne Ellington’s NBA record for most made three-pointers in a season off the bench lasted for six years given the rapid uptick in percentage of field goal attempts from three-point range for teams year-over-year. When Ellington drilled 218 three-pointe...2025
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• Indiana basketball star exposes team’s toxic fan problem
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• Celtics Waive Lonnie Walker IV

The Boston Celtics are waiving guard Lonnie Walker IV. Boston had signed Walker to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract earlier this offseason. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla praised Walker's work with the team during training camp and the preseason. However, keeping the veteran guard would have cost the Celtics $11 million in salary plus tax penalties. Walker recently said he knew the situation ...2024
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• Cooper Flagg is ready to define the next generation of basketball superstardom
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• A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March Madness
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• Love and trust: As Celtics trade Marcus Smart, they must find a new identity
Brad Stevens made the shocking move to trade Marcus Smart for Kristaps Porziņģis. But this is just the beginning of a major overhaul....2023
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• Sam Cassell To Join Joe Mazzulla’s Staff
Sam Cassell is joining the Celtics as an assistant coach under Joe Mazzulla, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. The longtime NBA guard spent the past three seasons as a lead assistant for the Sixers under Doc Rivers. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens ended speculation after the Eastern Conference Finals when he stated […]...2023
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• Celtics GM Brad Stevens dismisses idea of taking Lakers HC job: 'I'm definitely not doing that'

Stevens squashed any speculation that he would leave the Celtics to take the Lakers' head coach job....2022
• Celtics president Brad Stevens’ perfect response to farting allegations during presscon
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has been through a lot during his time with the C’s. He’s faced all sorts of problems and controversies throughout his tenure as a head coach and now, as a top-level executive. Amid the myriad of rumors and speculation, the one allegation the 45-year-old has faced with […] The post Celtics president Brad Stevens’...2021
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• Celtics sign Robert Williams to shocking four-year deal worth $54 million
The Boston Celtics continue to shell out cash this offseason under the new guidance of Brad Stevens. After paying Marcus Smart, the Celtics have now signed center Robert Williams to a surprising extension. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Celtics are giving him a four-year deal worth $54 million despite the fact he only […] The post Celtics sign Robert Williams to shocking four-y...2021
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• Alex Cora cheating scandal: Celtics coach Brad Stevens reacts: 'I was sad about the whole thing'
Stevens discusses his friendship with Cora and his thoughts on the news...2020
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• Sporting News: Brad Stevens needs to give his Celtics players more TLC
There’s no denying that Brad Stevens wasted little time establishing himself as one of the best strategically minded coaches in the NBA. Now, amid rampant Anthony Davis discussion and speculation that Kyrie Irving will renege on his verbal commitment to re-sign with the Celtics, Stevens is getting a taste of a big league coach’s other responsibility: managing melodrama. Sean Deveney of the Sportin...2019
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