What is new Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens hoping to do at his first-ever trade deadline with a team that desperately needs to sort out several glaring roster construction issues?
Short of psychic abilities, one would be hard-pressed to find out unless one asked the man himself, which is exactly what The Athletic Celtics beat writer Jay King recently did in a new, wide-ranging interview with the team president. Specifically, King grilled Stevens on what he thinks the team needs, what their approach to the tradeline might be, and a host of other related issues, making him an ideal intermediary for those of us trying to get a feel for what might be coming down the (Mass) pike.