Brad Stevens on trading Marcus Smart, acquiring Kristaps Porzingis & drafting Jordan Walsh
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2023
- In a press conference following the 2023 NBA Draft, Brad Stevens talks about the team's draft night strategy that landed them Jordan Walsh, the difficult decision to trade Marcus Smart and what Kristaps Porzingis can bring to the team
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I believe Boston didn't want to trade Smart but was forced when their trade for Brogdon didn't materialize. For them, Porzingis was just too valuable to ignore.
That's all smoke and mirrors it was all planned like that. Because crap peevens is a fknpnk.
i think they were comfortable dealing either Brogdon or Smart. DW clearly is the top guard on this team now and PP might be the value contract we need to keep the roster together.
This simply isn’t true. Smart had been in rumors from beat writers all summer. Multiple connected people said they wouldn’t be shocked if Smart was traded
I think we intended to trade both Brogdon and Smart all along. We wanted Porzingus and Tyus Jones as backup PG for White, but too bad Clippers backed out.
Brogdan was a smoke screen. Smart is a redundant player with no jumpshot or dynamic abilities about him. Being a defense guard in a league where good defense isn’t enough for dynamic guards of this league. We need that dynamic guard here. It was time to move on.
gonna miss Marcus. Not only was he a good player but gave so much to our community here. Thank you and best to you on your journey!
Excited to see this version of the team, but devastated Marcus won’t be a part of it. Even if they win the chip, it won’t feel the same
I think Smart means a lot to the Celtics. But man, as a fan, whenever he holds the ball, I get nervous.
Marcus smart will ALWAYS live in my heart
Calm down he’s not dead 😂
We draft a great defender.. he can be better than smart.
@@jermainerodgersJordan Walsh ?
I hate to see Smart go and love him as a player! BUT if this team would have handled its business this year or the last year, this wouldn't have happened, period!
Steven’s is a genius
Brad was a good coach, Danny Ainge didn't really help him a lot. Brad is a phenomenal general manager. His words are classy and he feels our pain of losing Marcus and he added a true center and a great defender in the draft.
Brad Stevens knocked it out of park!! Red Auerbach would be proud.
Amazing job Brad. You got to first round picks and Porziņģis for a solid sixth option. Absolutely amazing. Porziņģis is so dominant and he’s coming into his prime.
It was crazy that SM36 WAS TRADED TO MEMPHIS .... BRO BOSTON CELTICS GOING MISS YOU
Love it. White earned the starting job. Changes needed to be made. The team took a step back last year. Marcus had his chance. I think the trade for Kristaps makes them best team in east (if they can stay healthy).
I was really hoping Jaime Jaquez Jr was at 25 (when Cs still had 25) but Heat got him at #18.
I've always thought White should get more playing time. Marcus is a good player, NOT a great player. When he took shots away from Jalen and Jayson during critical moments, the team suffered.
Correction
Marcus Smart has always been a grate player. Good players don’t make you say I wonder what team he’ll represent when he goes into the hall of fame. He’s going to end up there in the end. 🍀
@@jeffleary1598 Correction: the correct spelling in this instance is great. Also, Marcus will never be in the HOF
@@jeffleary1598Smart was a bozo who was a walking shaqtin a fool highlight.
Smart was best suited as a 6th man. He would not have been a starting pg on many teams.
He never took shots away fromJ or J -the shouts he took were available and necessary - he was never a shooter but he did play the full game
i believe in the back of my mind listening to brad stevens and everybody they want to keep him but they got someone better
I like the pick haul. Pick 35 turned into Pick 38, 2024 1st from GS, and 4 future 2nd rd picks.
How high up is the 2024 1st round pick?
@@Mirage475 it depends on how warriors finish so likely high teens to low 20’s. If they have a bad year though it could be a lottery pick
@@martinalbert29 Honestly that isn't too bad, but I feel the Celtics are in a win now mode so investing in new talent right of the bat isn't really in the team's best interest yet
1 thing this does is it puts Mazzula on a very short leash.
He's on a very very very short leash,dude has some really experienced assistants behind him..he doesn't make the adjustments he could be out ...he needs to grow from that choke job coaching wise
A good GM needs to make hard decisions. Good on Brad to not let relationships affect his decision making. Adding KP is an upgrade than what we had last season. They now have tools to overcome zone defense. KP can shoot from anywhere. Can’t wait to see more post up game next season. Marcus defensively was not the same after injuring his ankle. I’m actually glad he won’t be on this team so we don’t have to see him turn the ball over and make questionable shots at end of games.
Unfortunately Marcus didnt have a great post season, compared to the prior season with Udoka. Defensively, the Miami guards (Strus/Lowry/Vincent) were constantly blowing by him in pick and rolls and scoring threes.And that came to hurt him in the end.
3way Celtics/Suns/Wizards trade:
BOS get: Deandre Ayton/Cam Payne(40Mil out-38.9Mil in)
PHX get:Robert Williams 3rd/Daniel Gafford/Monte Morris/Delonte Wright(40.8Mil out-41.9Mil)
WAS get:Boston 1st rnd pick/Payton Pritchard/Malcom Brogdon/Ish Wainwright/Justin Champagne(30.3Mil out-30.3Mil in)
Brad Stevens is the goat 🐐☘️☘️☘️
It sucks to see a guy like smart go after all the hustle and tenacity he gave on the defensive end. However, this team has continuously fallen short in the last 6 years with the same core and there has to be some change. Danny Ainge set us back cuz he didn’t have the guts to trade for a proven big after drafting JT and JB
In Brad we Trust.
Great fucking trade Brad. Finally some real size. the pick and roll will be amazing with the Jays and KP. Loved smart but it was time for a change. He was dropping defensively all playoffs. Got cooked by philly, gabe vincet and caleb martin.... Go celtics!
He will regret not sharing the smart with Jason Tatum. The players have not gotten over the way the udokia suspension was done.
Even if Smart was slowing down, and was compared to most NBA stars an offensive liability, he had the intangibles that don't show up on the stat sheet. Yes, he is almost 30. But remember how he called out the two stars on the team and then things started clicking? I'm sorry, but this is a very tough trade to chew. I'm biased because he was my favorite player on this team. At the least, he is going to a good situation. But if Porzingis comes back down to earth, and the C's don't reach the Eastern Final....
We just add a allstar 3rd option.. this is big. He can help us big in playoffs
sad to see marcus go...
in brad we trust
No we don't trust brad.
Brad knows what he’s doing
@@JP1989-l9hwhat? Wth not? Brad is Ainge 2.0. What are u a casual NBA fan lmao
With Brad we bust.
Brad meets dust you said.. Hopefully 🙏
Seeing Brad get choked up over the trade tells you a lot about how difficult the trade was. I know Smart will be back #Retire36
MULTIPLE Deadly Lineups now = *White/Brown/Tatum/KP/Rob*
*Brog/White/Brown/Tatum/KP*
*White/Brown/Tatum/Al/KP*
(Possible Bench lineups) *Pritchard/Brog/?/Al/Kornet*
*Pritchard/Brog/?/Kornet/Rob*
Definitely gotta get another wing player in free agency!!
Why not Jordan Walsh
Hauser. He got better as the season progressed. He just needs consistency and more confidence.
They should of traded Payton
@@chriswright8074 he has no value on the trade market. We got KP and 2 1st for Smart thats a helll of a haul. PP would have got you a low second.
I agree apart from the ones with Kornet tbh
Brad "You Know" Stevens you know
Hi Brad, I'm your #1 fan
@@basdfef4775I’m brads #2 fan
@@basdfef4775 Thankyou very much, is it too much to ask for lipstick kiss 💋 instead of signature? If it is I'll be happy either way. Thanks again
@@peterbaini8752he’s trolling you 😂
There seems to be some fear about Brogdon and an injury now. He has an injury history, and had the one in the ECF which cost us. Is that injury more serious than we think? I mean the guy was 6th man of the year this year. Why would someone balk at Brogdon in a trade
Brad is a smooth talker and I hope this turn out to be a good move but smart was more than a good player . He was the glue of the Celtics and the only tough person I’m this team. Who is going to be the tough guy next year 5:00
Love Smart but this team didn’t have much heart with him last season. This trade is an absolute W for the Celtics
False. Media tells you he is the glue. Ask PP and otber how they feel about him really. They glad he gone amd he sucked. He will never play as much anywhere else. You fans are clueless. He was their achilles heal for years
@@loveyourself4610 What scares me though is KP only has 10 career playoff games but Smart has 108 lol.
@coops1992 that doesnt matter . devin brooker never made the play offs till chris paul came to the suns
@@lordoffaiyum9727 What are smoking. I watched all 9 years of Smart being here and no one had any issues with him personally, but let me guess you somehow have insider info that they all disliked him lol. The only reason that Pritchard had issues this season was because of a front office decision to be too guard heavy and Joe didn't play him a lot. Keep dreaming that he was the issue and "not the glue"
Stevens got a haul for Smart. Impressive.
(J.Walsh) All Buddy needs to do is Bring His A Game every night be his DawgAzzSelf on Defense and Shoot his shot from 3 with confidence.. Play with energy in the paint. Make Cuts to the rim to put the ball in the basket, get out in Transition and be Tenacious on the Boards… It’s Obvious The Celtics had to Draft a Player the could immediately step in and match The Dawg Energy of Mahcus Smaht so it was only {Walsh} that even came close and my opinion he’s maybe a lot better with the Height, Rebounds, Blocking, Cutting, PutBacks, and a good form on his perimeter shot.. I feel like buddy will be an UpGrade from Mahcus and that makes the lose of Smaht stings a lot less whenever I think of the whole Trade decision 😕
We needed to shake shit up a little sry to see smart go but we needed to do something after losing to heat shit I wanted the coach gone to
Still need a Defense and Rebounding Center and they need a True Point Guard and 1 more Wing player for the bench or Back up Small Forward
We have a defensive and rebounding center in Rob. His ass just needs to find a way to stay on the floor. And it’s no way for us to get a true PG. those days was over once Rondo left. And Jordan Walsh has the ability to be that bench small forward
Yea no true PGs exist.....they will probably get a vet guard to fill the bench and a backup wing player to fill Grant's role.
you know...
If the chip get to boston won't feel the same .better send a ring to marcus smart
paul george n fred van fleet next
A franchise finally backed their coach over a player. Novel approach in modern NBA. Last time I can recall it happening was when Detroit backed Chuck Daly by trading away Adrian Dantley. Pistons went back to back but I don't see Mazzulla being a Hall of Fame coach nor Celtics winning.
Smart was the player you needed to keep .. wait and see KP will not help but maybe 6 games the rest either hurt or just doesn't fit in with personalities
Brad just lied
Yr target was olivier prosper from marquette.
Once he was off the board, u did not know who to pick.
Malcom’s going to wait to see if he needs surgery just like Rob last year. Don’t expect him to start the year on the floor.
Until this Team figures-out, Why They continually Lose Focus, THEY WIL CONTINUE TO DISAPPOINT!
💯
Pritch better put his big boy pants on now. Brogdon will be limited -guaranteed- at points throughout the year, and for all his complaining about wanting to be traded last year Pritch will have his opportunity
The real reason Smart was traded in my opinion is due to his loyalty with Ime Udoka. It made it that much easier for Brad
5like 78
You trade the heart of team for another big we have like 4 5 of them now wtf are y’all doing
so sad 😭
rip green hair
Should’ve traded Tatum he does not have it in him.
Brad Mentions he saw Smart earlier in the day and proceeds to say "You're not going to be around a guy you like, Everday". So damn. I guess Smart doesn't like Brad much anymore huh. 🤔 lml
Yeah what did he mean by that lol
Its means he really likes marcus and was use to seeing him everyday, and now he isnt going to see him everyday...
You can say anything you want. But what you did was wrong.
They could have traded Pritchard who's made it known that he wants to be traded
Lol on a rookie contract. Nice cap work mr GM
Pritchard doesn’t have much value to trade by
He had no value.....didn't finish in the finals the yr before and got his job took by brogdon this yr. Ain't no one want Pritchard a backup point who has yet to establish himself in even a backup role.
No one is falling for that trick again... Trading injury player for something. LMAO good thing clippers was smart enough to declined a injury player... Look at I.T lol
Honestly IT should not have went out there when he got hurt. He did it out of loyalty. Ainge wasn't going to give him max money even if he was healthy either after the season. Messed up all around.
Celtic will trade their mother if they have to they have no loyalty to a committed player, hope they never win another championship
I hate watching Brad Stevens press conferences. He's like the reverse Bill belichick he Save-A-Lot while releasing nothing while Bill belichick just says nothing, But Bill belichick is more interesting and entertaining because in his shrewdness he's hilarious.
i disagree Bill is like watching paint dry and for whatever reason people like that. Brad is just you know you know you know
Trade murças smart was the best for the Celtics 👏🏻👏🏻
Compare Smarts availability vs Porzingis in the last 8yrs. Thats all you need to know. Bad trade
I wonder that the reasoning is keeping Joe Mazulla. What an awful decision. We will see how the team is gonna do next season if anything Brad and Joe need to leave the organization.
This was not a smart trade and they’re going to see that next year, Marcus was to Boston what Draymond is to Golden State.
Blah blah blah ya got rid of him so obviously it wasn’t hard
You PASSED on Ben Sheppard....
Brad Stevens can't draft.
Ainge built this and you hopped on bandwagon.
Stevens is in over his head. He couldn't win as a coach & won't win from the front office either.
U fans are idiots😂 Celtics are literally blessed with the most talented roster and are Finnesin everyone but y’all mad cause u in ur feelings
he has been a great gm. wtf you talking about
Smart your cousin? Did you watch the playoffs? Did you watch this season? Your cousin was a C-
@@paulluu17
They've looked terrible in 2 consecutive playoff seasons, but the core personnel issues still haven't been addressed? You don't know basketball.
@@blakhistury yes going to the finals and then being one game away from the finals is horrible soo bad. And to add to it both runs were with rookie head coaches 😂 like damn y’all so ungrateful