Brad Stevens continued speaking plainly about the difficult, painful and necessary changes the Celtics roster underwent this summer with their roster moves finalized. He also acknowledged lower expectations and doubts they’ll face on paper, particularly at the center position, and that he looks forward to Joe Mazzulla and the players combating them. More or less, Stevens said this will be the roster that the Celtics begin 2025-26 with.
“The reality of the schedule of things is there will probably be some conversations that all 30 teams have in Vegas,” he said. “But it’s a lot less than around the draft, and a lot less than even around as the moratorium comes to a close.