Brad Stevens denies ever receiving the reported 7 years/$70M offer from Indiana. "I was never offered a package so that's all news to me".

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

Bill Simmons reveals Celtics made an offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo I think they dove in From what I heard they've made an offer in the past week A couple of days ago before I mentioned on Thursday I don't know what the offer was and I don't know who's in it but they are in

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

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

Bleacher Report Jake Fischer Were being told there is some type of split faction in MIL right now among the major stakeholders for the Bucks the Celtics to our understanding are not willing to offer the same level of multiple years of draft capital that the Miami Heat are