Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens explained the trades that sent Kristaps Porziņģis to the Atlanta Hawks and Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers in a straightforward manner on Tuesday. "The second apron is why those trades happened,

So much has changed since the last time the Celtics rode the duck boats through the Back Bay, and it changed in a hurry.

Brad Stevens had high praise for Jrue Holiday after trading him from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers this offseason.

Derrick White was one of many Celtics who heard their names in trade rumors this offseason as Brad Stevens retooled the roster after Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear. Second apron penalties led to trades of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis last month,

Brad Stevens revealed the Boston Celtics offered support to the Indiana Pacers after Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles injury.