As he gets ready to lead the Celtics into an uncertain — and likely painful — offseason, Brad Stevens tabled several questions on Monday revolving around Boston’s cap situation and what moves might have to be made this summer to reduce the team’s hefty luxury-tax bill.
But, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations changed his tune when asked about Boston’s disastrous second-round performance against the Knicks.
“I’d rather talk about all the CBA and all that crap,” Stevens said with a smile.
While Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury largely sealed Boston’s fate this postseason, the Celtics also squandered a chance to at least punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals by beating the Knicks — a team that Boston swept in the regular season.