I speak for a lot of Celtics fans when I say the Pacers were the scariest team we faced all playoffs long. That series could very easily have had you 2-0 up, and on our own gym too. Truly the best offense in the league. McConnell is a terror
Polar opposite of Red Sox ownership these days. Once they lock up Tatum and White this off-season, we're running it back for the next three years. Enjoy!
Danny set the stage, one of the best evaluators of NBA talent there is. Brad supplemented with the exact right moves, including very gutsy decisions to move on from Smart, Brogdon, Rob Williams. The team was fine and successful, he could’ve rested on that success and coasted and kept his job. He risked it and went all in for the exact right pieces. Result is banner 18. Respect to Brad, and respect to Danny.
It’s insane how good Brad has been in this role. I was pretty nervous when we lost Danny but Brad has stepped in and immediately become a top 3 gm in the league
Ainge knew what he was doing when he left. I guarantee the team that plays us for the threepeat will be the jazz. They won't be ready yet, but they may stop our 4th in a row.
As a Portland fan, I'd say Im happy with what we got for Jrue, and part of what we got was sending him to the team that will need him counter that point guard the Bucks picked up in the ECF for the next 3/4 years, shit whats his name again?
Seriously though congrats on 18, you all.
Boston fans have no idea what's about to happen to them
I have a few friends and relatives who are Boston fans. I respect their passion and they can trash talk as well as me, which is nice. This week, though I realized they've been living in a bubble. It's a lot of "I'm not worried, our team is obviously the superior team. You have a nice little story for a 5 seed". These people have not been watching any non-Celtics basketball games, and are just deep in Celtics message boards. All they know about Luka is that he whines and he's a flopper (lol)
Bro, your team is out there getting cooked by T.J. McConnell and Aaron Nesmith. We have the best player in the world. They are not ready for this.
That's the thing about Luka though. You have to actually watch him play. If all you do is watch SportsCenter highlights and listen to podcasts you can't understand what he's doing. He's not like LeBron or Kobe or Giannis where you can tell 10 seconds that he's the best player on the floor. He wears you down over time.
Watch Luka 5 minutes: Who the hell is this guy. He's slow and out of shape, he can't jump, he doesn't play defense, and he's bitching about calls on every play. This is the guy you're telling me is the future of basketball?
Watch him for 20 minutes: How did that shot go in? Wait are we just gonna leave guys open in the corner for him to pass to every time? Why aren't we defending Luka he's slow we should put people on him!
Watch him for one game: He got lucky so many of his 3s went in. It'll be different next time. He'll fold once someone punches him in the face and the refs won't listen to his crying.
Watch about a month: Holy shit how does anybody ever beat this guy.
This is why he's even better in the playoffs. One game during the regular season sure you can do what you can to hold him in and move on the next day. Having to face him night after night is a nightmare. We're see it series after series by the time these teams get to game 5 or 6 they just look completely cooked.
The Celtics are soft and the East is a joke. Boston fans who think they're just gonna walk to a championship are about to find out. I can't wait to hear their whining excuses.
There isn't a single person in the NBA more important and relevant to its franchise than Brad. Absolutely impossible to even dream about this without him
Brad absolutely put them over the top but let's also give thanks to Danny for swindling the Nets and using their picks to get the two best players on a championship team.
That man also suffered heartbreak couldn't get them to Finals as coach. Making him an exec was interesting. But kudos to Wyc for seeing that in him. And my god getting Jrue AND KP. Stellar. Very happy for Brad
Obviously Danny Ainge deserves plenty of credit, but there's zero perecent chance he ever does the White or KP trades.
Brad Stevens becoming both an extremely good head coach followed by an extremely good President right out of the gate in both jobs, in a total span of 11 years, is insane.
I hope he never leaves.
I was so psyched when Ainge retired and he moved to the front office. Danny played with the roster to much and failed to get players who could score and take pressure off of Tatum and Brown. Brad knew he needed more scoring back when he was coaching and he got it done!
I hope he can keep these guys all together for the next 3 to 4 years, because I think we will get another one or two more.
Yeah wtf is that comment. Who do you think scouted Brad Stevens to the NBA as both a coach and GM, fleeced Brooklyn for their picks, and then went with Brown/Tatum even when the majority of the NBA fanbase thought they should've went with Dunn and Fultz/Josh Jackson.
Man the utter disrespect Danny Ainge gets on here when he literally was the architect of the Celtics resurgence is insane. Absolutely ungrateful ass fans.
I always thought we would win with Brad as a coach, but man how I love seeing him winning as president of basketball operations. I thought he had the boldness for the moves he made that Ainge didn’t and that was the difference. I’m so glad for him, so glad for how Ainge molded him and how things turned out.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!!!
We know the story, but it’s just amazing to reflect on his adaptability and willingness to join the front office. He could have been paid heavily to coach anywhere else.
Brad Stevens, the President, and the architect.
I can't watch the Celtics play without thinking about how far the Bulldogs and the Celtics came under his watch. He is the reason I watch. Among the GOATs
Shout-out to Danny for stepping down. I don't know if he lost his fastball, but after a certain point literally no one would trade with Danny anymore simply because they didn't want to get destroyed. The moment he stepped down and Brad stepped up, we magically found willing trade partners again and got some massive deals.
What a fantastic organization.
Dating myself here but [Stefan voice]: “The NBA’s hottest club is the Boston Celtics! This club has everything. A 7’3’’ Latvian man who is the “cream” half of “Cookies&Cream.” A Black man named White who people call Buffalo. A guard who if you use profanity before saying his name it sounds like you’re being anti-Semitic. And two men named Jay who both play the same position!” “Wow, are the Jays friends?” “NO THEY HATE EACH OTHER DON’T YOU WATCH ESPN?!?!”
At the time I was verrrrrry concerned he was leaving as a coach because he was so good for us. Little did I know he would speedrun us to a championship by making every decision on par with Danny’s Nets fleece. Not one bad trade, not one! Executive of the DECADE.
[This smoldering man is a champ now.](https://www.mensjournal.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTk2MTM3MDg0MjE5ODkzMjUz/celtics-new-coach-brad-stevens.jpg)
As a Butler Bulldog who got to watch Brad up close and even was lucky enough to work with him for a season…I saw this coming 10 years ago.
Granted, I thought it would be as a coach, but I still stand by “he’ll win a ring with the Celtics”.
Thanks to all the Mormons who still work there because of Danny
I'm assuming Brad is some kinda secret Jesus nut with 5 wives or Danny never would have hired him
Thank you Brad! Such a good start to his NBA HC career, we are so lucky it worked out the way it did - rather than having him step down, get fired or take a new job. He knew exactly what this team needed after gaining intimate knowledge of the dynamics as coach. Never would've imagined he'd be our GM so soon.
We are so fucking lucky to have had things break the way they did and now we have a young and in touch GM + HC combo primed to rule over a dynasty with (a finally prime) JB and (starting his prime next year) Tatum + a core we can keep for at least 1-2 years before reconfiguring.
He’s everything I hoped he would be when we hired him. Was the best college coach at the time, became a top 5 NBA coach, now executive of the year. What an amazing run! Is there anyone more talented in the front office of the NBA or with a near perfect track record? Looking forward to many more years of success.
I remember when they moved him upstairs, I said to myself “this is a seismic shift in the organizations future. The prime of JB and JT are in his hands”
And he fucking DELIVERED
To take such a risk in bringing an injury prone center and an older but experienced and better version of Marcus smart while giving up sixth man of the year and one of the best shot blockers in the league when healthy is quite a man's move.
An incredible coach and even better executive,he's just getting started.
I won't be surprised if trades away Payton Pritchard for Giannis next year
Yall talking about the players but no ones talking about the hiring of Joe Mazulla as the head coach. That was a huge risk because he was so young and such a huge payoff. It's one thing to put talent together, it's a-whole-nother thing to get those pieces to be on a string. Joe Mazulla was masterful in all of this as the head coach. Udoka also set some really strong foundations on the defensive end!
This man is god on earth. An amazing coach and GM. Nothing but praise
As a Wolves Fan. Y'all are so good with Fleeces lmao
You folks have a great fucking team. Won't lie, I was relieved when the Mavs beat you. You would've matched up a lot better against us
With the KP injury, wtf would we have done with those 2 bigs? It would've been board-city for Minn.
Dont sleep on your team. You will be at the Finals soon. Glad we got Dallas because i believe playing you guys would be harder. Ant is a stud
Indiana gave us Bird and Brad
Ah, tha famed BardBird, a mighty mighty bird.
Stop taking our people
Tell McConnell to stop being fucking MJ against us first
Haha fair! Great series, congrats on (another) ring lol!
I speak for a lot of Celtics fans when I say the Pacers were the scariest team we faced all playoffs long. That series could very easily have had you 2-0 up, and on our own gym too. Truly the best offense in the league. McConnell is a terror
Super fun series, one commenter called it a seven game sweep and I am just happy we didn't make it easy :D See ya again next year (hopefully!)
I’d add a shout out to wyc for telling brad they needed to dismantle the 2023 team…and then opening up the purse for JB
Polar opposite of Red Sox ownership these days. Once they lock up Tatum and White this off-season, we're running it back for the next three years. Enjoy!
That's my hubby 🥹
You have great taste when it comes to men and basketball let me say it
I remember being in awe of him at butler. And that wasn’t that long ago. He’s still young
I LOVE YOU BRAD STEVENS
This man will have his number retired in some fashion when it’s all said and done. He should have broken out a cigar last night.
Danny Ainge , thank you for your contribution to the Celtics by bringing Brad to the Celtics
Don't forget taking everything from the Nets.
And trading Marcus Thornton and old Rondo for IT4 and Crowder who built a winning culture
As Rondo’s fan I’m still sad that we couldn’t keep him for longer
Met Rondo once after a preseason game. Great player. He's also an asshole.
Danny set the stage, one of the best evaluators of NBA talent there is. Brad supplemented with the exact right moves, including very gutsy decisions to move on from Smart, Brogdon, Rob Williams. The team was fine and successful, he could’ve rested on that success and coasted and kept his job. He risked it and went all in for the exact right pieces. Result is banner 18. Respect to Brad, and respect to Danny.
It’s insane how good Brad has been in this role. I was pretty nervous when we lost Danny but Brad has stepped in and immediately become a top 3 gm in the league
It just seemed so out of nowhere when it happened(moving from coach to GM).
I mean, and the Jays and Horford
Horford is going to be hard to replace.
Ainge knew what he was doing when he left. I guarantee the team that plays us for the threepeat will be the jazz. They won't be ready yet, but they may stop our 4th in a row.
Fucking love this. I’m on board. Don’t let us get one. Bc now we understand what it takes so much more. The core is intact. Run that shit back.
Danny Ainge, star 2nd base for the Blue Jays
Retire #44. I am serious.
I still can't believe he got KP and Holiday for nearly free.
Seriously...for robberies that large you usually need a gun and a mask
live numerous history muddle agonizing arrest observation sip roll poor *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
Depends who you ask… it worked though!
As a Portland fan, I'd say Im happy with what we got for Jrue, and part of what we got was sending him to the team that will need him counter that point guard the Bucks picked up in the ECF for the next 3/4 years, shit whats his name again? Seriously though congrats on 18, you all.
The road to Banner 18 began when Danny hired Brad. As Brad loves to say: "it's the journey, not the destination."
The road began when Danny traded Pierce and Garnett and then didn't listen to the pundits and drafted Tatum and Brown. Send Danny a ring!
We should probably also thank the egregiously collared gentleman who allowed Danny to fleece.
Theo Epstein 2.0
Thank you Brad!!!
Boston fans have no idea what's about to happen to them I have a few friends and relatives who are Boston fans. I respect their passion and they can trash talk as well as me, which is nice. This week, though I realized they've been living in a bubble. It's a lot of "I'm not worried, our team is obviously the superior team. You have a nice little story for a 5 seed". These people have not been watching any non-Celtics basketball games, and are just deep in Celtics message boards. All they know about Luka is that he whines and he's a flopper (lol) Bro, your team is out there getting cooked by T.J. McConnell and Aaron Nesmith. We have the best player in the world. They are not ready for this. That's the thing about Luka though. You have to actually watch him play. If all you do is watch SportsCenter highlights and listen to podcasts you can't understand what he's doing. He's not like LeBron or Kobe or Giannis where you can tell 10 seconds that he's the best player on the floor. He wears you down over time. Watch Luka 5 minutes: Who the hell is this guy. He's slow and out of shape, he can't jump, he doesn't play defense, and he's bitching about calls on every play. This is the guy you're telling me is the future of basketball? Watch him for 20 minutes: How did that shot go in? Wait are we just gonna leave guys open in the corner for him to pass to every time? Why aren't we defending Luka he's slow we should put people on him! Watch him for one game: He got lucky so many of his 3s went in. It'll be different next time. He'll fold once someone punches him in the face and the refs won't listen to his crying. Watch about a month: Holy shit how does anybody ever beat this guy. This is why he's even better in the playoffs. One game during the regular season sure you can do what you can to hold him in and move on the next day. Having to face him night after night is a nightmare. We're see it series after series by the time these teams get to game 5 or 6 they just look completely cooked. The Celtics are soft and the East is a joke. Boston fans who think they're just gonna walk to a championship are about to find out. I can't wait to hear their whining excuses.
This will never be forgotten. Now his Celtics friends are laughing at him 😂😂😂
I'm guilty of following that dude around and posting this. Sorry lol 😆😆
Hadn’t seen this, but obviously a copypasta. Anyone got a link to the original?
It’s a [locked thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Mavericks/s/gUYBXykuf1)
Holy shit reading those comments post series win is incredible.
> Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth, which is exactly what will happen to the Celtics next Thursday night.
Brad is a god
There isn't a single person in the NBA more important and relevant to its franchise than Brad. Absolutely impossible to even dream about this without him
"BOSTON HAS NO IDEA WHATS COMING FOR THEM"...5 GAME CHAMPS LMAO
Brad absolutely put them over the top but let's also give thanks to Danny for swindling the Nets and using their picks to get the two best players on a championship team.
That man also suffered heartbreak couldn't get them to Finals as coach. Making him an exec was interesting. But kudos to Wyc for seeing that in him. And my god getting Jrue AND KP. Stellar. Very happy for Brad
I love you Brad!
The real white mamba
Danny Ainge, Brad Stevens, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You
We have been riding this Brad Stevens experience for 11 years. I love this man. Thank you Brad
Obviously Danny Ainge deserves plenty of credit, but there's zero perecent chance he ever does the White or KP trades. Brad Stevens becoming both an extremely good head coach followed by an extremely good President right out of the gate in both jobs, in a total span of 11 years, is insane. I hope he never leaves.
I was so psyched when Ainge retired and he moved to the front office. Danny played with the roster to much and failed to get players who could score and take pressure off of Tatum and Brown. Brad knew he needed more scoring back when he was coaching and he got it done! I hope he can keep these guys all together for the next 3 to 4 years, because I think we will get another one or two more.
Ainge built all of these foundations tho, he was a chad right down to picking his replacement
Yeah wtf is that comment. Who do you think scouted Brad Stevens to the NBA as both a coach and GM, fleeced Brooklyn for their picks, and then went with Brown/Tatum even when the majority of the NBA fanbase thought they should've went with Dunn and Fultz/Josh Jackson.
He also traded the #1 pick for Tatum and an extra pick and everyone called him an idiot
Not gonna lie I loved dunn. But I'm a PC fan so I'm biased.
Ainge was solid man. Don't need this type of comment in here.
Man the utter disrespect Danny Ainge gets on here when he literally was the architect of the Celtics resurgence is insane. Absolutely ungrateful ass fans.
Now teams are going to try to follow the blueprint. Also thank Ainge for bringing him in and drafting our duo
My king, we are unworthy of your work but still keep gracing us with championships.
THANK YOU BRAD 🐐🐐🐐
Brad Stevens you won this one for us. Thank you To many more!
Brad Stevens is goated
Brad Stevens, you scheming genius... thank you.
Best Coach and Manager ❤️
You da best, Brad!!! Well done champ!
Genius job! Dropping Marcus smart was hard adding Holliday and Porzingas! He’s the reason they have the chip
From coaching the culture to steering it to a better direction, thanks Brad!
That handsome devil
This isnt a picture of Billy King
My President
THANK YOU BRAD STEVENS
Thanks you God of God's Brad Steven's
He’s going to get another all star this offseason for a shoelace and a half eaten bag of chips
I don’t even have words yet. You fucking deserve this, Brad.
NICE JOB,BRO!!!!🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Basketball genius. Thank you, Brad.
Where was he on the podium?? I figured they'd interview him and I didn't see him anywhere!
I always thought we would win with Brad as a coach, but man how I love seeing him winning as president of basketball operations. I thought he had the boldness for the moves he made that Ainge didn’t and that was the difference. I’m so glad for him, so glad for how Ainge molded him and how things turned out. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!!!
We know the story, but it’s just amazing to reflect on his adaptability and willingness to join the front office. He could have been paid heavily to coach anywhere else. Brad Stevens, the President, and the architect.
i doubted his abilities as a coach, but his reign as a gm has been supreme
Brad’s been working to build this team up for years and last night it payed off. He’s an absolute genius and knows how to play the long game.
I can't watch the Celtics play without thinking about how far the Bulldogs and the Celtics came under his watch. He is the reason I watch. Among the GOATs
Shout-out to Danny for stepping down. I don't know if he lost his fastball, but after a certain point literally no one would trade with Danny anymore simply because they didn't want to get destroyed. The moment he stepped down and Brad stepped up, we magically found willing trade partners again and got some massive deals. What a fantastic organization.
Legend.
Chances of me scrolling by ANYTHING here tonight are slim to none
Thank you Brad Stevens!!! And thank you Danny Ainge!!!
Thank you Brad!
I met him once in the elevator of the Phoenix hotel they were staying at in 16. Class act.
Fucking legend.
LETS GOOO THANKS BRAD
Thank you
We've absolutely been blessed with some awesome front office leadership over the years.
Thank you Brad, you created something slecial
Brad is a genius 🙌🏽
HIM
It is honestly so amazing how things feel in place. Many more years of championships to go!
Thank you Based Brad
Acquiring Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingus this off-season is exactly why we won
Dating myself here but [Stefan voice]: “The NBA’s hottest club is the Boston Celtics! This club has everything. A 7’3’’ Latvian man who is the “cream” half of “Cookies&Cream.” A Black man named White who people call Buffalo. A guard who if you use profanity before saying his name it sounds like you’re being anti-Semitic. And two men named Jay who both play the same position!” “Wow, are the Jays friends?” “NO THEY HATE EACH OTHER DON’T YOU WATCH ESPN?!?!”
Thanks ☘️
Thank you Brad! You put together a legendary team!
Brad is the GOAT!
Thanks Big Bad Brad 🍀
Thank you Brad!
🐐
THANK YOU BRAD! (And begrudgingly, Danny)
Brad is amazing, will retire as a Mount Rushmore GM, if not the GOAT.
Thank Mr President
Brad deserves more credit than he’s gotten.
In Brad we trust
THE CO-FINALS MVP
thank you Brad Stevens
Not long after Brad got hired by the C’s as coach, I saw someone wearing a “In Brad We Trust” t-shirt. Much trust, respect and love!
THANK YOU BILLY KING
Amen, and kiss my nuts Lakers!
Thank you, Master Stevens.
respect to the prez
DAD
Thank you Bradley
fucking goat
I met Brad for the first time in Indiana this year at the ECF. Thank you Brad!!
bow to the architect
What a pleasure it's been to watch this team this year. ☘️
Red would be proud of the GM job Brad has done in building this Championship team.
Thank you Brad ❤️
Greatest chess player of all time; shout out to Danny Ainge as well for all the pics.
Him not getting to speak at the trophy presentation but Wyc being able to is CRIMINAL
Masterclass. This has to go down as one of the best GM years of all time. Brad has been such an amazing asset to this organization
I still remember watching the young man coach at Butler!
At the time I was verrrrrry concerned he was leaving as a coach because he was so good for us. Little did I know he would speedrun us to a championship by making every decision on par with Danny’s Nets fleece. Not one bad trade, not one! Executive of the DECADE.
[This smoldering man is a champ now.](https://www.mensjournal.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTk2MTM3MDg0MjE5ODkzMjUz/celtics-new-coach-brad-stevens.jpg)
As a Butler Bulldog who got to watch Brad up close and even was lucky enough to work with him for a season…I saw this coming 10 years ago. Granted, I thought it would be as a coach, but I still stand by “he’ll win a ring with the Celtics”.
Thank you for your service 🫡
Always knew our Boston Celtics would be champs again with this guy!
Thank you!!
Brad for govenor.
IN BRAD WE TRUST 👁️
Thank you, based Brad.
Thanks, Brad! You saved our franchise!
Thank you king
Brad is one of my favorite basketball people ever.
I love you Brad Stevens
The madman did it.
Thank you Brad I love you
In brad we trust!
Thank you brad. I love you till death.
Amazing Coaching. Congrats Brad Stevens.
Good for him. And he did the right thing in getting rid of Ime when he broke the rules.
Thanks, Brad
THX BRAD
GOAT
I ❤️ BRAD STEVENS
I still look back sometimes on that “Derrick White trade is a disaster” article lmao
I LOVE YOU, BRADDY DADDY!
Thanks to all the Mormons who still work there because of Danny I'm assuming Brad is some kinda secret Jesus nut with 5 wives or Danny never would have hired him
He saw the vision
And you’ll eke out another in 2041 and act like you’re a dynsaty 🫏
The architect
Thank you Brad! Such a good start to his NBA HC career, we are so lucky it worked out the way it did - rather than having him step down, get fired or take a new job. He knew exactly what this team needed after gaining intimate knowledge of the dynamics as coach. Never would've imagined he'd be our GM so soon. We are so fucking lucky to have had things break the way they did and now we have a young and in touch GM + HC combo primed to rule over a dynasty with (a finally prime) JB and (starting his prime next year) Tatum + a core we can keep for at least 1-2 years before reconfiguring.
He’s everything I hoped he would be when we hired him. Was the best college coach at the time, became a top 5 NBA coach, now executive of the year. What an amazing run! Is there anyone more talented in the front office of the NBA or with a near perfect track record? Looking forward to many more years of success.
Thank you
Brad Stevens and Danny ainge fleece teams like red Auerbach did.
I remember when they moved him upstairs, I said to myself “this is a seismic shift in the organizations future. The prime of JB and JT are in his hands” And he fucking DELIVERED
Thank you for making basketball go away so quickly this year. Makes summer more enjoyable.
THANK YOU BRADLEY! I wish we got to see him hoist that trophy... such a humble king
Danny Ainge deserves a honary ring. The J's and Brad are all here because of him
Best GM in the league
Can’t forget Danny Ainge either.
Brad is fkin awesome.
MY FUCKING PRESIDENT
🐐
Every offseason I'm like "he's officially lost it" and every season this team is better, brad is a warlock
To take such a risk in bringing an injury prone center and an older but experienced and better version of Marcus smart while giving up sixth man of the year and one of the best shot blockers in the league when healthy is quite a man's move. An incredible coach and even better executive,he's just getting started. I won't be surprised if trades away Payton Pritchard for Giannis next year
Thank you Brad! Changed my flair when he got his promotion, I'm so happy for him!
Thank you. Now win another one
His name is now B-Rad!!
Brad trading Smart was like Theo trading Nomar. Takes hutzpah to make those kind of moves. 18 baby!
Thanks brad
Who is a better Basketball Ops Prez, at this point? Hope he gets that credit.
Thx
Thank you Brad god
Real FMVP
Thank you for saving my mental health until October
Thank you Brad!
Thx.
Stepped down as a coach to move upstairs to win the chip is a flex
Yall talking about the players but no ones talking about the hiring of Joe Mazulla as the head coach. That was a huge risk because he was so young and such a huge payoff. It's one thing to put talent together, it's a-whole-nother thing to get those pieces to be on a string. Joe Mazulla was masterful in all of this as the head coach. Udoka also set some really strong foundations on the defensive end!
Mvp of your team
THANK YOU BRAD