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Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge believes head coach Brad Stevens is “really excited for the year.” The Celtics have a fairly new group. Boston replaced Kyrie Irving with Kemba Walker and Al Horford with Enes Kanter. The Celtics also drafted Romeo Langford, Grant Williams and Carsen Edwards in the 2019 NBA Draft. […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says the team’s shortcomings in the 2018-19 season can’t be solely placed on Kyrie Irving’s shoulders. The Celtics underachieved last season and Irving got much of the blame from the fans and media, something Stevens believes is unfair to Uncle Drew. “I like Kyrie and I wish him well,” […]

Brad Stevens is excited to coach new Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Kemba Walker next season. Stevens says Walker, who signed a four-year contract with the Celtics this summer, has a “contagiousness to him that will be fun.” “The way I feel about Kemba, even through his UConn days, is that he plays with a […]

In many cases, NBA players go their separate ways during the offseason. Some will go on vacation, while others choose to work with their own personal trainers. This offseason has been a bit different for the Boston Celtics, according to head coach Brad Stevens, as Gordon Hayward has been working at the team’s practice facilities […]

Could 6-foot-10 center Robert Williams develop into a crucial rotation piece for the Boston Celtics in the upcoming season? According to head coach Brad Stevens, if Williams’ offseason is any indication, he is in a good place. The 21-year-old Williams is entering his second professional season in the NBA after he was selected by the […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says small forward Jayson Tatum suffered a “moderate” left ankle sprain versus Turkey on Tuesday in China. Stevens says while Tatum will get an X-Ray on Wednesday, the injury “doesn’t sound like a big deal.” Brad Stevens says a moderate ankle sprain for Tatum. He will get an x-ray […]

Jayson Tatum sprained his ankle in overtime of Team USA’s narrow 93-92 victory over Turkey in the FIBA World Cup, but Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens still has no regrets about his players participating in the event. Stevens also noted that Tatum’s injury doesn’t seem to be serious: Brad Stevens on the Jayson Tatum […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward thinks head coach Brad Stevens is “excited about who we have as a group right now.” The Celtics replaced Kyrie Irving with Kemba Walker and Al Horford with Enes Kanter this summer. Boston also decided not to trade youngsters Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum this offseason for Anthony Davis. […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says it’s “great” for Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart to get coached by Gregg Popovich on Team USA. Popovich is arguably the greatest basketball coach of all-time. Stevens, who is a pretty good coach himself, thinks this experience will only make his four Celtics guys […]

The Boston Celtics may have lost former All-Star Al Horford in free agency, but they have several big men who can collectively fill the big void he left, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Stevens was recently a guest at NBC Sports Boston’s Celtics Talk Podcast, and he said that the centers that they have […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens believes that Jayson Tatum’s experience with Team USA will help him improve as a player. Per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports, Stevens shared his thoughts after seeing one of Tatum’s practices for Team USA: “I think he’ll benefit greatly from [the Team USA experience] and I saw it today,” […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is one of the youngest stars in the game at only 21 years of age. Sometimes achieving stardom that young can go to a players head, but a head coach laying into them can bring them back to earth fast. While there is no sign Tatum has grown too big […]

There have been a handful of coaching changes during this NBA offseason, but just because a coach wasn’t fired recently doesn’t mean his job is safe for the next campaign. Here are five coaches whose seats could be feeling a bit warmer for 2019-2020. 5. Mike Budenholzer, Milwaukee Bucks In his first season with the […]

Boston Celtics newcomer Kemba Walker is already preparing this early for the upcoming season. The All-Star guard signed a four-year deal with the team a couple of weeks ago, with the intention of contending for championships. He’s also starting to build a good working relationship with Celtics’ head coach, Brad Stevens. According to a report […]

Before committing to the Boston Celtics in free agency, Enes Kanter called Evan Turner to ask about his experience playing for Brad Stevens. Turner played for Stevens for two seasons. Kanter and Turner were teammates this past year on the Portland Trail Blazers. Once Kanter heard positive things about Stevens from Turner, his decision to […]

When asked what strikes him the most about Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Kemba Walker said the 42-year-old head coach “loves basketball” and it’s all he talks about. Walker says having a good relationship with his coach is very important to him. The Celtics are hoping Walker meshes with Stevens better than Kyrie […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is convinced that his team will stay in a good position to attract top free agents similar to what happened this summer, when they were able to convince Kemba Walker to sign. The Celtics had a tumultuous year last season due to on-court inconsistencies and chemistry issues. Boston found […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says the team obviously wanted Al Horford back, but the All-Star made his own “choice” in free agency. Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the rival Philadelphia 76ers. Stevens says the Celtics appreciate what Horford did for them in his three years with the club: “Obviously, Al […]

While speaking to reporters at Summer League in Las Vegas, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens had nothing but good things to say about the team’s new starting point guard, All-Star Kemba Walker. Walker will be replacing Kyrie Irving in Boston. Stevens is thrilled Walker decided to come to the Celtics and is excited to […]

The Boston Celtics have some new faces to welcome to town ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. While former Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker leads such a group, the Celtics also have a new face to welcome to the team’s coaching staff in former ESPN analyst and former WNBA point guard Kara Lawson. While signing […]

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 […]