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Despite possessing one of the most loaded rosters in the East, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens dispelled the notion that teams can win off talent alone. “No shot that we can dominate off talent alone. No team does that,” said Stevens after his team’s second loss of the preseason against the Cleveland Cavaliers. “You […]

It’s no secret that Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics is a great coach. But NBA GMs believe that he is the best coach in the NBA according to John Schuhmann of NBA.com. Every year, NBA.com releases its GM survey and this year, Brad Stevens received 47 percent of the vote asking who is the […]

The mean green machine that the Boston Celtics are head coach Brad Stevens’ brainchild. A master tactician extraordinaire, at 42-years-old and with six NBA seasons under his belt, you could say that his basketball knowledge is beyond his years. The organization’s worthwhile gamble on the acclaimed former Butler head coach has surely paid dividends with […]

The NBA’s preseason is here and Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is back in action. In his second game back from injury, he has shown flashes of athleticism, recording a highlight chase down block on Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb. However, he almost didn’t make it to the second half, not because of any injury, but […]

Injuries are the worst-case scenario for any team in training camp, but Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is confident that Al Horford’s wrist sprain isn’t a cause for concern. Via the Celtics’ Twitter account: Brad Stevens says Al Horford’s wrist sprain doesn’t appear to be anything serious. However, he won’t play tonight and may […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is regarded around the league as a basketball savant. Kyrie Irving said Stevens has been drawing up new plays nonstop in anticipation of the upcoming season, and the head coach revealed Friday what the team is focusing on as they try to take the next step […]

The Boston Celtics will kick off their 2018 preseason campaign on Friday night with a matchup against the Charlotte Hornets inside the famous Dean Smith Center at the University of North Carolina. It’s the Celtics’ first taste of real action this season, but head coach Brad Stevens is going to limit his players to roughly […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward was injured for all but five minutes of last season, but his social media antics managed to piss off head coach Brad Stevens. Hayward’s season-ending ankle fracture occurred about five minutes into the team’s season opener with the Cleveland Cavaliers. There were lots of speculation about Hayward returning to help […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is without a doubt one of the best coaching minds in the NBA today. The young coach had a stellar collegiate coaching resume with Butler University, making his rise in the league not much of a surprise. His genius was displayed during the 2016-17 season, where he clinched an […]

Kyrie Irving had an injury-riddled season with the Boston Celtics last year. But that did not seem to hamper his relationship with Brad Stevens as the Celtics head coach says that Irving is indeed one of the smartest players he has ever been around. Jay King of The Athletic posted Stevens’ bold statement on his […]

The Boston Celtics were the surprise package from last season. Despite losing their stars through injury, the C’s still put up quite a formidable fight up and fell one game shy of the NBA Finals, thanks in part to the coaching wizardry of Brad Stevens. However, despite this young team’s rapid and unexpected rise to […]

Kyrie Irving has seen the benefits of his move to the Boston Celtics, as head coach Brad Stevens has fully sold him in the team’s culture and has been “doing all the right things” to engage him as the leader of this team, according to Jay King of The Athletic. The leadership aspect had run […]

From the looks of it, Brad Stevens won’t take many precautions with Kyrie Irving or Gordon Hayward in terms of sitting them out in back-to-backs according to Jay King of The Athletic. Brad Stevens on whether the plan is for Kyrie Irving or Gordon Hayward to sit out back-to-backs or anything like that: “I’m not […]

Robert Williams, the Boston Celtics’ 27th overall pick in this year’s draft, praised head coach Brad Stevens for his hands-on approach. The 20-year-old 6-foot-10 forward, who’s not yet cleared for 5-on-5 drills due to a knee tendinitis, shared his experience with Stevens. As per Tom Westerholm of MassLive, Williams raved about Steven’s hands-on attitude as […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics is considered as one of the pillars of the team. Head coach Brad Stevens looked back on the time when Smart sacrificed his entire body as he went for the loose ball. As per Tom Westerholm of MassLive, Stevens recalled: “One of the moments where you have chills when […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is encouraged by the hard work that rookie center Robert Williams put in this past summer, according to Jay King of The Athletic. Brad Stevens said he’s really encouraged by the way Robert Williams has worked this summer. The rookie has been in the Boston area for a while […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens can afford to be hopeful and optimistic this season. After all, he has seen Gordon Hayward in practices and he can’t help but be excited for what’s next for his team. The Athletic Boston Celtics reporter Jay King posted on his Twitter account that Stevens is impressed with his […]

The Kyrie Irving trade was one of the biggest stories in the NBA two seasons ago. Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens reflected on the days leading up to it, noting the “wild range of emotions” that he went through. As reported by Chris Forsberg of ESPN, Stevens was aware of the rumors that Irving […]

Jayson Tatum might only have a year of experience at the NBA level, but after playing with a coaching legend like Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, he knows a coaching wizard when he sees one, doing so easily with Boston Celtics boss Brad Stevens. The 6-foot-8 forward told Bill Simmons of The Ringer when he realized […]

This offseason, mental health in the NBA has become a hot topic. Big-name players of past and present like Kevin Love, Paul Pierce, and DeMar DeRozan have all publicly discussed their battles with depression and having to deal with it while attempting to play basketball at its highest level. Now, you can add Boston Celtics power […]

Boston Celtics rising star Jayson Tatum took the league by storm last season, as his productivity and postseason display made him arguably the best rookie from his draft class. The third overall pick flourished under the mentorship of head coach Brad Stevens, who had the utmost faith in the rookie, trusting him with the ball […]

For the first time in years, the Boston Celtics are the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals. As LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers and swapped conferences, the East has now opened up for whoever is game enough to take the next step and realistically compete for a […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens feels confident in his team’s roster for next season. In fact, coach Stevens feels that several members of the squad, even those closer to the end of the bench, are good enough to be starters for other teams. Stevens said as much on Chris Mannix’s podcast for Yahoo Sports, […]

With the official opening of training camp less than two months away, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is confident that both Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward will be cleared to fully participate in said camp. Brad Stevens told @ChrisMannixYS that Hayward and Kyrie are both on schedule: "I think [Hayward] and Kyrie will be […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens had the opportunity to see his star point guard Kyrie Irving as the lead star in the movie Uncle Drew alongside his Summer League team in Las Vegas. The 41-year-old admitted he hadn’t been to the movies in a while and didn’t realize that theaters now have the comfortable […]

When Isaiah Thomas was traded away from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers before last season, IT had a lot of bad things to say about the team but of those comments were geared at Danny Ainge. He had injured his hip more trying to help the Celtics get farther in the playoffs and […]

The Boston Celtics managed to blow everyone’s expectations out of the water, not only getting past the first round with a hollowed-out roster but only falling one game shy of the NBA Finals — as the painful Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers still remains a touchy subject with head coach Brad Stevens. The […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens bodes to have a fully healthy lineup at some point this upcoming season, as his two biggest stars in Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving return from season-ending injuries. Irving recently turned down a contract extension, only a year after joining the Celtics via trade — but his coach won’t […]

Kobe Bryant is cut from a different cloth. He’s different from most NBA players. Usually, Kobe’s eccentricities are most evident in his on-court demeanor and competitive nature. But this is not one of those times. According to Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated, Kobe has a jingle about Celtics head coach, Brad Stevens recorded on his […]

The Boston Celtics’ first-round pick in Robert Williams III is off to a rough start with the team. After dropping in the draft due to concerns about his work ethic, he’s done nothing to silence the critics. Most recently he missed a flight to Boston and subsequently missed team practices for summer league games. According […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens wants big man Robert Williams, the 27th overall pick in this year’s draft, to emulate the work ethic of his star center in Al Horford. As reported by Jay King of The Athletic, Stevens said that the incoming rookie should look, observe, and emulate how Horford prepares for the NBA […]

Brad Stevens put on a masterful coaching performance during the 2018 NBA playoffs. He guided his team to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals despite the fact that the Boston Celtics were missing their two best players. Stevens told Jay King of The Athletic that Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward are both doing well […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens would love to have stocky guard Marcus Smart back in Beantown. If it were up to Stevens, Smart would be wearing Celtics green again next season, per Mark Murphy of The Boston Herald. Stevens naturally wants Smart back: "Everybody in the building would tell you we would love to […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens gave an update about the return of star forward Gordon Hayward. As reported by Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, Stevens says that Hayward will be fully cleared by mid-August: “All success. Everything is good and pointed toward being back exactly where he was — hopefully pain-free, because that plate […]

The Boston Celtics and superstar point guard Kyrie Irving were able to overcome a lot of adversity due to injuries during the 2017-18 NBA season, especially when Irving had to miss the entire postseason with a knee injury. The leadership of Celtics head coach Brad Stevens undoubtedly had a lot to do with it, as […]

Brad Stevens is going through a tough time right now. After failing to close out LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals, it’s back to the offseason. At least he has one legend in his corner. New England Patriots mastermind Bill Belichick has taken notice of the […]

Jayson Tatum just completed his rookie season with the Boston Celtics, but he has already been lucky enough to be coached by two of the elite coaches throughout basketball. He spent one year at Duke with Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski and now he has spent one year with Brad Stevens, who very well could […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was ultimately honest in his assessment of this entire 2017-18 season, hating to fall short after an 87-79 shortcoming in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. “No matter how good of a season you’ve had, if it doesn’t end in a championship, it’s a disappointing ending,” said Stevens, […]

The Boston Celtics fell short on the doorstep of reaching the NBA Finals after losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night. It was an admirable effort by the Celtics to push the series to the brink, but couldn’t come through on their home floor. Much of this lack […]