Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is widely regarded as one of the best young coaches in the NBA today. However, a recent report from NBA insider Sean Deveney paints the 42-year-old in an entirely different light, stating that Stevens' inability to properly communicate with his players and their agents has become a potential problem in Boston:

To an extent, it could be coach Brad Stevens. Stevens has proven himself at the NBA level, but one thing about which players and their agents have griped has been communication.

A veteran player told me a couple of years ago that his role in Boston was tough because he was never really told what was expected of him and that Stevens didn’t necessarily connect with players. That appeared to be the case this season, too, when the Celtics had a chemistry meltdown and Stevens could not rein in his locker room.

One agent told me, “Most players don’t need their hands held, but they want to know where they stand and what they need to do. That’s not always coming from Stevens and it can be frustrating.”

The issue of chemistry has been seen as the main culprit for Boston's lackluster performance last season, and for the most part, fingers were pointed toward Kyrie Irving and his alleged shortcomings as a leader. However, with this new bit of information from Deveney here, it appears that Stevens himself is also to blame.

While this is merely all hearsay at this point, it actually makes sense. After all, the coach is supposed to be the glue that keeps the team together, and to some extent, Stevens did not appear to fulfill this role for Boston this past season.