Nichols A normally-reserved Brad Stevens lets loose on Open Run The criticism is stupid Tatum amp Brown achieved more than most 25 26-year-olds ever had The scrutiny was because they were playing in May amp JuneI'd rather be in the mix and have my guts ripped out than suck

Brad Stevens on the 2nd apron We may not be sitting here if there was a rule in the CBA that said guys you drafted signed to 35 supermaxes count 25 against cap bc that would allow you to build out with a lot more flexibility47 of the cap is what Brown Tatum were when we won it all

Brad Stevens on why he traded Jaylen Brown The path looked a little bit more challenging to me with 70 of our cap and such a high usage into two players and the reality in this era and in this day and age in the NBA you have to do a great job in building depth

Marks There is a spirited debate going on in front offices right now regarding Jaylen Brown There's on one side the analytics debate and the analytics do not view Brown as a high-level player A negative net rating over the last four years in Boston minus 10 when he was on the court this year

Bill Simmons Pod Bill on Jaylen Brown Where is Tatum The guy who could squash this is the alleged leader of the team Nothing it's been dead silence

Brad Stevens acknowledges that he still has 70 of his cap tied up in two players

Brad Stevens on if Jayson Tatum had any involvement in the Jaylen Brown trade None