Brad Stevens Articles - Page 11

It’s official. Former Cleveland Cavaliers and former Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is a member of the Brooklyn Nets. Because most NBA experts had Irving leaving the Celtics in favor of the Nets for the better part of the last few months, such a decision hardly came as a surprise once it was reported. […]

University of Central Florida’s big man Tacko Fall didn’t find any takers in the 2019 NBA Draft—and he could be making teams regret that decision very soon. Fall, a 23-year-old center who played four years in the AAC at UCF, signed a deal with the Boston Celtics as an undrafted player to participate in the […]

The Boston Celtics were unable to reach the Eastern Conference Finals last season, let alone win an NBA Championship. As a result of what appeared to be a season-long rift, they are now without current Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving, who left town via free agency this offseason. Not only that, but head coach […]

With the 33rd pick of the 2019 Draft, the Boston Celtics selected point guard Carsen Edwards out of Purdue. Weeks later, Edwards has impressed in the Summer League and has drawn some compliments from head coach Brad Stevens: Brad Stevens also said #Celtics rookie Carsen Edwards has a chance to "impact our team early because […]

Point guard Kyrie Irving may be leaving the city of Boston on a sour note, but his former Celtics head coach has nothing but positive words for the new Brooklyn Nets floor general. “I wish him nothing but success,” Stevens said about Kyrie to Brian Robb of Boston Sports Journal. Irving signed with the Nets […]

The Boston Celtics’ starting center job is up for grabs. Al Horford manned the position for the majority of the past three seasons, but the 33-year-old defected to the rival Philadelphia 76ers in free agency. Horford sometimes started at the four when head coach Brad Stevens inserted Aron Baynes into the first unit, but the […]

Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer can sympathize with fellow colleague Brad Stevens upon the loss of Al Horford in free agency, a quality player that turned down a beefy $30.1 million of the last year of his deal to seek out a long-term extension away from the Boston Celtics. Only a few days since opting […]

At this point, it’s all but certain that Kyrie Irving is on his way out of the Boston Celtics once he officially hits free agency within the next few days. There appears to be no hard feelings for head coach Brad Stevens, who stated that he hopes his star point guard finds success wherever his […]

The Boston Celtics’ 2018-19 season was a disaster, at least relative to expectations, as the team scuffled through a drama-filled regular season before getting blitzed by the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the second round of the playoffs. There were plenty of reasons for the failure, but Celtics head coach Brad Stevens admitted to […]

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 […]

Jared Dudley proved during the 2019 postseason that he’s far more than a veteran mentor and future star media personality. The 12-year veteran was instrumental to the underdog Brooklyn Nets’ relative success against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, playing 20.6 minutes per game and being inserted into the starting lineup […]

The Boston Celtics are heading into the NBA offseason with quite a few issues. Kyrie Irving appears to be on his way out of town in free agency and Al Horford has seemingly cut off contract talks as well. Now, there is some information coming out about why things didn’t work out for the Celtics […]

Kyrie Irving’s bizarre second season with the Boston Celtics holds plenty of skeletons in the closet. Among them is his shocking tiff with head coach Brad Stevens, unsurprisingly among the many rifts he had with coaches and players alike. Sports Illustrated insider Chris Mannix went on The Odd Couple podcast with Chris Broussard and Rob […]

Kyrie Irving is a rather odd character to anticipate, yet his closed-door relationships with his Boston Celtics teammates and head coach Brad Stevens weren’t all that much different. NBA analyst Doug Gottlieb told The Best of the Herd Podcast an anecdote about Irving’s interaction with Stevens: “Kyrie came in one day to [a film session], he […]

The Boston Celtics have become one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and a significant part of that is because of head coach Brad Stevens. The 42-year-old coach has led the Celtics to back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 2017 and 2018. However, the team took a step back this season and was […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge gave his full vote of confidence for head coach Brad Stevens after what he called a “difficult” season coaching this roster, one that eventually saw an end in the second round after four straight losses to the Milwaukee Bucks: “There’s no other coach I’d rather have than Brad,” said Ainge, […]

The Boston Celtics saw their 2018-19 season come to an unfortunate end, as they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Despite that fact, Celtics playcaller Brad Stevens is still looking for ways to bolster his coaching staff. In fact, Stevens held an interview with former Grizzlies head coach J.B. Bickerstaff […]

Brad Stevens might very well end up hearing some criticisms over the news few months. The Eastern Conference Finals are set to begin on Wednesday night, and somehow, the Boston Celtics won’t be participating. You know, the Celtics team that made it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals a year ago and came […]

Terry Rozier admitted this roller-coaster ride for the Boston Celtics came as the indirect result of being forced to adjust to Kyrie Irving’s ball-dominant style and the coaching tweaks that came with it. Appearing on Tuesday’s iteration of ESPN’s “Get Up!,” Rozier noted how some of Brad Stevens’ rotations would fluctuate at the end of […]

Amid their heartbreaking loss and the subsequent elimination in Game 5, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens praised Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for handling the pressure under the spotlight despite their youth. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Stevens admitted that he can’t imagine himself in Tatum and Brown’s shoes. If it was him, […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens admits the Milwaukee Bucks are the better team. After Milwaukee ousted Boston in the playoffs, Stevens credited the Bucks for building a winning culture. He then went on to say that the top-seeded team completely outplayed them throughout the series. "They're better than we are." Brad Stevens shares his […]

After being eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens laid the blame on himself. Per A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston, Stevens got ahead of the criticisms and admitted that he did a bad job. "I'll be the first to say as far as any other years… […]

There’s still a chance the presence of Marcus Smart could help shift the momentum of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Should that possibility come fruition, though, it will probably be due to his infectious competitive fire and zeal for defense than any sustained on-court impact. As Brad Stevens told The Athletic’s Jay King before his team’s […]

Remember when it seemed like Al Horford and the Boston Celtics might have Giannis Antetokounmpo’s number? That was barely more than a week ago, after the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks by 22 points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Now, Milwaukee is on the verge of sending Boston home on Wednesday night […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says he’s “not doing a very good job” setting up backup point guard Terry Rozier and small Gordon Hayward for success in the team’s second round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics are down 1-3 and both Hayward and Rozier have been non-factors in the series. Brad Stevens […]

The Boston Celtics and Brad Stevens are now on the brink of elimination after losing 113-101 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Milwaukee Bucks. With the Bucks now leading the series 3-1, the Celtics will need to win the next three games in order for them to stay alive in […]

The Boston Celtics lost back-to-back games against the Milwaukee Bucks in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup, and with Game 4 set to take place on Monday, head coach Brad Stevens would like his players to take the time to rest and relax their bodies and minds, per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports. “Rest, rehab, and […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens isn’t one to comment on officiating after games, and he lived up to that reputation despite seeing his Beantown team lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3. The Celtics bowed down to the Bucks 123-116 at TD Garden. The victory allowed Milwaukee to take the series lead and […]

With the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks shifting to Massachusetts, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is urging his team to play with more energy and physicality in Game 3. In fact, Stevens believes that the more physical team always win playoff games. Brad Stevens: “I’ve never been part of […]

According to several official accounts, Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. It happened before Game 2 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Ainge, now 60 years of age, is said to be heading back to Boston for further evaluation. Additional information will be released accordingly: “He received immediate medical […]

Celtics big man Aron Baynes is currently listed as questionable due to an ankle tweak. Despite that fact, Boston head coach Brad Stevens is expecting the New Zealand-born bruiser to be available for Tuesday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. Jay King of The Athletic spoke with Stevens during Tuesday morning’s practice session: […]

The Boston Celtics will anticipate a change of plans after handing the Milwaukee Bucks a 112-90 beatdown on their home floor in Sunday’s Game 1. However, head coach Brad Stevens is not expecting any major changes to their plans, saying there’s often “way too big of a deal” made about adjustments from game to game.. […]

The Boston Celtics are led by Al Horford and Kyrie Irving, but they also wouldn’t be where they are without young players such as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is very impressed by what both Tatum and Brown have done thus far in their brief NBA tenures, saying that the […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens isn’t surprised at the recent showcase of Kyrie Irving’s passing mastery, as he’s followed the young point guard’s career from an early age. Stevens, who used to coach Butler University, had seen him from the time he played for Duke during his lone year as a collegiate player, and […]

The trend for the Milwaukee Bucks this season has been that they have gone as far as Giannis Antetokounmpo could take them. It comes with little surprise that they lost Game 1 against the Boston Celtics given that he failed to play at his regular MVP level. The cause for The Greek Freak struggling wasn’t […]

The Boston Celtics improved their playoff record to 5-0 with a resounding 112-20 win over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon, which is all the more impressive considering that they are without probably their best defender. Marcus Smart suffered an oblique injury in the final week of the regular season, and almost immediately was […]

The Boston Celtics were able to take a surprising 1-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Bucks. Head coach Brad Stevens had high praise for center Al Horford’s performance after the game. Horford played an integral role in Boston’s dominant 112-90 win over Milwaukee in Game 1. According to Jay King of The Athletic, Stevens acknowledged […]

As the Boston Celtics prepare to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, they’ll be without a key member of the team, at least for the first game. Marcus Smart is expected to make the trip with the #Celtics to Milwaukee, but head coach Brad Stevens reiterated that […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens believes Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo should win the MVP award this season. Antetokounmpo guided the Bucks to the best record in the NBA. The Bucks and Celtics face off in the second round of the playoffs. Game 1 is on Sunday: Stevens on whether Giannis is MVP: […]