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

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

Per Bill Simmons Giannis was about to sign off on the Celtics trade but he wanted a 3 year extension at 35 of the cap but Boston was set on 2 years at 30 Brad Stevens would not budge on the extension and thats when he approved the trade to Miami

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

Charania Over the last 3-4 weeks teams were calling the Celtics on Jayson Tatum Their answer was hard stop No we're not trading Tatum Untouchable Jaylen Brown different story Open for business Give us your best offer That's the dichotomy They treated Brown different than Tatum