Brad Stevens Shrugs Off Questions About Celtics Missing Out On Giannis Antetokounmpo
Brad Stevens Shrugs Off Questions About Celtics Missing Out On Giannis Antetokounmpo originally appeared on NESN.
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The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft was on Tuesday night, but the biggest concern for Celtics fans was not landing Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in a trade on Monday.
Milwaukee decided to trade Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat instead of the Celtics. This deal will take effect at the beginning of July. Boston’s president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, did not want to comment on missing out on Antetokounmpo.
“I’m not going to talk about those types of things,” Stevens said Tuesday on not landing Antetokounmpo. “We’ll do it if we ever have a deal and are ultimately allowed to talk about it. I am not going to go into specifics on that.”
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Stevens gave the standard response that front-office members typically offer at press conferences after failing to secure a significant deal. It seems that Stevens may not want to elaborate, especially since Boston appeared willing to trade Jaylen Brown for Antetokounmpo. Now, the Celtics may need to repair their relationship with Brown and don’t want anything more to come out than what’s already been reported.
Just because Stevens didn’t acquire Antetokounmpo doesn’t mean he isn’t working on another significant trade. Stevens has successfully executed many big trades in the past, and he may have something unexpected planned that no one sees coming.
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