Brad Stevens on the character traits the Celtics look for when acquiring role players late in the draft and in free agency competitive character where team matters youre growth-oriented you come to work every day and your ambition doesnt necessarily exceed your self-awareness

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

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

CharaniaMy understanding the Celtics were unwilling to include young players like Hugo Gonzalez Baylor Scheierman I had a few people tell me last night you gotta get a deal done if youre the Celtics when you put a player like Jaylen Brown on the table

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

Jayson Tatum shares a motivational message on being a leader Being around somebody that feels like they know it all I dont wanna be around that person I dont wanna be the smartest person in the room I want to learn from somebody else