Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens joins View From The Rafters for a special bonus episode after a busy 48 hours leading into and through the NBA Draft. Stevens breaks down all of the trades and decisions that he and the Celtics front office made, including the emotions of trading away Marcus Smart, the arrival and fit of Kristaps Porzingis and balancing the roster. Stevens also dives into the value of replenishing Boston’s draft stock with a handful of second-rounders, gives his take on Jordan Walsh, and wraps up with comments about the new coaching staff and how they’ll develop players.
1:00 – Trading Marcus Smart
3:58 – Kristaps Porzingis’ Fit
6:15 – Accentuating Our Best Players
7:57 – The Celtics’ Toughness
9:29 – Draft Night Chaos & Second-Round Value
12:00 – The Jordan Walsh Report
15:20 – Coaching Staff’s Development Mindset
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28 Comments
ALL HAIL KING BRAD 🤞🏽🔥
i didnt know king bradley was dripping like that
Hopefully Brad is making the right decisions. He's definitely making INFORMED decisions wich is a great sign. Losing Smart is sad because he played his heart out but as we all know basketball is a game but also a BUSINESS. Best wishes to Smart.
trade for murray then trade him for smart
Trash GM….!🚮🗑️🚮🚮🗑️🚮🗑️🗑️
How did you balance out a roster with 1 player…!!??? I call BS, you can’t balance a roster of 15 with 1 player So, who else is coming then…..????
#BradIsFullOfSh%?
I wish fans could just read the new CBA. They would understand moves better, and just be less deluded about the complexity of running a team.
I.give.him..a.plus..2.guys.i.have..been.thinking.macus.and.williams.the.center.anyway..good.job
Brad, great freaking job with the Porziņģis deal. Bringing him in I believe brings us to that next step of winning a title. That guy is so damn good and now he is motivated because he’s finally on a team that can win a ring.
I know we all love smart, but he was going into his 10th year. Derek White played better than him even on defense in the playoffs. It was a good time to trade him and get someone like Porziņģis. He is so freaking dominant. I can’t wait to see him play. Tatum and brown can just passing the bar and it’s a guaranteed bucket if he’s close to the rim pretty much.
Porzingus scored the hell out of the Celtics. Bring him in!
All kinds of different interviewers all asking the same questions..lol
Just curious there was no mention of grant
reading between the lines …Not once did he say Grant or even JB name .Don´t be shocked if more players are traded
Trading away a DPOY for a guy that hasn't played more games or playoff games! As bad as what the the Cs did to Isaiah Thomas…
The Celtics need a quality power forward now, Rob should be traded and Al only kept around for lock room presence maybe
Now trade Joe Mazulla!
I was really hoping we kept James Nnaji. A 7' athletic-mobile center with post moves and a 7-7 wingspan. He could have been insurance for RWIII and Porzingis, with their injury history.
watch Brad turn those 2nd rounders into another trade lol
He is wrecked the team
Clearly the Grizzlies need a Point Guard since Ja Morant is out 25 games, but I'm going to miss Marcus!
fight me brad you must pay for your crimes
Murray- Murray
Ask Jokic and the nuggets if they think second round picks are worthless 😂😂
This is a great interview
Why Walsh at 38 and not 25?
In terms of helping drive first guards jaylen and Tatum kristaps is huge
1'm not sure how agile Kristaps truly is against athletic defenders. We are quite a ways from his days with the Knicks. Need to add a quick point guard like Tremont Waters who we never should have let go for the much slower of foot and inferior playmaker in Peyton Pritchard.