D-Wade: "What is the Celtics identity It's not defense. They're not great in transition. They're not exceptionally great in the halfcourt when it comes to execution of the game, even though they have an amazing coach and players. You gotta have an identit

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Every time you play a Boston Celtics you get a playoff feel No matter whos out there Theyre super well-coached They have really good players Its a game that you see where you really are and they test you We got a test tonight we didnt pass it

D-Wade says he doesnt think any player has ever been better than him I think they had better careers because they were healthy not because they were better Can he score better Can he dribble better Its things they can do better but I dont believe any basketball player is better than me

Howard Beck on Bams 83 A few quotes that I got in conversations with NBA coaches via text These are snippets Total bullshit Bush league Heat Culture is no more Washington should have knocked him on his ass and unfair to Wizards and Keefe meaning the coach Brian Keefe Like embarrassing

Cason Wallace gets called for a questionable defensive foul which is upheld on challenge leaving the Celtics commentators bewildered

In this 1997 interview Wilt believes he could average 50-70 PPG if he was playing today And then Russell thinks no team in the past 10-15 years could beat his Celtics team