Re: [2013/2021] Coach - [2021/...] GM - Brad Stevens
Un po' di chiarazioni di Stevens via Boston Globe:
Stevens revealed the Celtics were interested in bringing back
for a second year, but the former All-Star is considering retirement.
Stevens described the challenge of luring Griffin last season when the club was seeking a veteran backup center and positive locker room presence. “I told him, ‘We’d love to have you join us, but you may not play when Robert [Williams] gets back [from injury],’ ” Stevens told participants at ABCD Hoop Dreams. “He said no. So I went through a few more days, called him back, and said, ‘Hey ,I don’t mean to burden you. I know you’ve got kids. I know you’ve said no initially, but I just wanted to circle back before I turn to other people because you’re the best fit for our team.’ He said, ‘I thought about it and I want to do it.’ ”
Stevens also touched on the status of Williams, who is healthy and enters a pivotal season. “He’s not an old guy, but he’s not a rookie anymore,” Stevens said. “He’s six years in now and this is the time where guys make leaps and make jumps. He showed his defensive versatility a couple of years ago. His offensive threat at the rim and his rebounding is as good as it gets, and the keys for him are to be available as much as possible and to be able play as long as spurts as possible.
Stevens was asked about conversations with players rumored to be in trade discussions, such as
this summer or
last summer in a potential deal for Kevin Durant. “They’re hard, but you just have real conversations,” Stevens said. “Some stuff has been talked about with the Brogdon stuff, you just have conversations about it. You understand why a person would feel angry about that. But at the same time, that’s why you have those conversations. You work together."
