Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens knew compiling a championship roster for multiple seasons required commitment to his current roster and restraint because that commitment would precipitate major limitations.

Celtics GM explains "boring as hell" trade deadline and why he's not concerned by his team's up and down performance.

Stevens discussed the "boring" week leading up to the deadline and why Jaden Springer was traded. The post 3 takeaways from Brad Stevens’s NBA trade deadline press conference appeared first on Boston.

While the potential sale of the team remains a topic that is hanging over the Celtics, Stevens is looking at how to better the team. Boston stood pat during Thursday’s deadline and only traded Jaden Springer to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, but the Rockets waived the 22-year-old.

NBA trade deadline featured several staggering trades that shocked the NBA world. However, none of those moves came from the reigning champion, the Boston Celtics. With the deadline now passed, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens explained why the C’s stood pat and decided to double down on their core.

The Celtics will need to fill one of those spots in the next two weeks to bring their roster back up to the league minimum with 14 players. Team president of basketball operations Brad Stevens shed some light on the team’s plans after a quiet day on Thursday.