Are the Celtics ALL-IN on this Roster?

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On the latest episode of Celtics Beat, Adam and Evan were joined by Abby Chin of NBC Sports Boston to discuss the Bucks trading for Dame Lillard, as well as the Celtics being suitors for Jrue Holiday before Boston pulled off the trade to land the all-star point guard.  With Boston landing Holiday and the financials involved, are Brad Stevens and the Celtics all-in on this roster?  If you enjoyed this content, please make sure to watch the full episode HERE: https://youtu.be/rgzVD58SGI8 | Celtics Beat Podcast  This segment of the Celtics Beat Podcast is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5  and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won’t wanna miss.   21+ and present in MA. Hope is here. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234.  If a comprehensive solution is what you need from your supplement routine, then try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/GARDEN  ODDS-R! Ever wished you could navigate the betting field with the confidence of a pro? Enter OddsR. They're not a sportsbook, but they're the sports betting advisor you've always needed. It's like having a playbook for smarter bets right in your pocket. I've been absolutely loving the experience, and I think you will too. Especially since Pats Interference listeners get a 30-day free trial! Elevate your game day and join the smart betting revolution! Go get it at https://oddsr.com/celtics  Visit https://factormeals.com/NEWSFEED50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door.

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00:00 I am a huge fan of Drew Holliday on many levels,

00:03 all the work that he does in the community

00:04 and with his wife and with his family,

00:06 and not to mention everything that he does on the court.

00:10 But I agree with you in that the money thing

00:12 doesn't make sense, particularly how much they have invested

00:16 in their top three at the moment,

00:17 the Celtics and Jason, Jalen, and now Kristaps.

00:20 And not to mention that he can opt out after next year.

00:23 So I am one for putting all of your chips in,

00:27 but I think that, and I do believe,

00:29 that the Celtics will do their due diligence

00:31 and go after Drew Holliday if it's at the right price.

00:34 But I would imagine that the Celtics price

00:37 is very different from what this bidding war

00:39 is going to turn into.

00:41 The thing about it, if they do acquire Drew,

00:43 is it goes against everything that we have been told

00:46 all off season.

00:47 And that is, this is Jason and Jalen's team.

00:51 They need to step up into those leadership roles.

00:54 They need to be the ones on the floor,

00:56 directing traffic, calling plays,

00:58 being the guys with the ball in their hands.

01:00 And this is their team.

01:02 And we have seen repeatedly what happens,

01:04 and it's to no one's fault,

01:06 but you brought in Kemba Walker,

01:08 who was as deferential as a former all-star could be

01:13 at the point guard position.

01:15 And it was still too much.

01:17 Marcus Smart was named starting point guard,

01:20 and apparently it was still too much.

01:23 They want the Jays to be the guys.

01:26 They are the guys, and now it is their time

01:29 to take that mantle for this franchise

01:33 and run with it and get to banner number 18.

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01:52 So, a few things.

01:53 I feel, well, one, Ev, I mean, you would know,

01:57 you do these shows every single week with me,

01:59 and Abby, I'm sure we've had some of these conversations

02:02 as well over the course of the off-season,

02:03 but I just feel honestly a little bit vindicated

02:06 in the sense that I have been saying for months,

02:09 for months, that the Celtics are still looking

02:12 to trade Malcolm Brockton and still more than open

02:15 to the idea, if not outright dangling him.

02:18 Doesn't mean he's going to get traded,

02:19 but the fact that all of these reports,

02:21 again, Himmelsbach, Winhorst, you name it,

02:22 the fact that all of this is happening,

02:24 like I haven't been making it up, folks.

02:26 Malcolm Brockton is no sure thing to be here

02:29 come media day or come mid-training camp

02:31 or come opening night or certainly mid-season.

02:35 This is a whole other conversation.

02:36 The Celtics could be looking to move him in picks

02:38 for some sort of a trade deadline upgrade,

02:40 but that's not the same thing.

02:42 I'm talking about the here and now,

02:44 he could absolutely be moved.

02:45 The other part of this, which is, well,

02:48 sort of goes in series.

02:49 I've said, if you're going to trade Brockton,

02:50 you're going to do it for a guard.

02:52 Who's it going to be?

02:52 Well, Drew Holliday is suddenly available.

02:54 We didn't know that he was going to be.

02:56 And the other part of this, and Ev,

02:57 I have said this ever since the moment

03:00 MarketSmart was traded, and I got a lot of pushback

03:02 from you and from others about this.

03:05 I am not certain that Brad Stephenson Company,

03:07 that front office, is sold on Derek White's

03:10 starting point guard.

03:12 I think they love Derek White, don't get me wrong,

03:13 but I don't think they are sold on him being

03:15 the starting point guard for this team,

03:17 which again, just adds another layer of credence

03:20 to the possibility that they could go out

03:22 and acquire a Drew Holliday.

03:24 As far as whether or not they do this,

03:26 I think that some of what Abby just hit on

03:29 is bringing up the potential opt-out 100%.

03:34 What that tells me is that if, in fact, a move happens,

03:38 and I'm not even saying it's likely,

03:39 but if, in fact, a move happens,

03:41 I think you're looking at Brockton,

03:42 you're looking at Horford.

03:43 And I know Horford's a fan favorite.

03:45 He's an internal leader and all of that.

03:46 He's great, just a guy you want on your team.

03:50 No doubt about it.

03:51 But when you start to think about the contracts

03:53 and age and protections for Rob Williams going forward,

03:57 the fact that Holliday can go,

04:00 you want to protect yourself as much as you can,

04:01 and you want to have Rob under contract.

04:03 Horford, contract's coming up,

04:06 and hell, he could come back and re-sign again

04:08 if he wanted to.

04:09 And so, if you're looking at that potential

04:12 opt-out situation with a Drew Holliday,

04:15 you can kind of recoup in that lane going forward.

04:18 - Just another thing, another part of this to consider.

04:21 I just wonder if, in fact,

04:24 I don't know, put a little bow on this, Abby.

04:28 I wonder how satisfied the front office is

04:31 with the makeup of this roster

04:32 that is absolutely a championship-caliber roster,

04:36 but do they feel the need to respond

04:38 to what the Bucs just did,

04:40 to where they now, all due respect to the Jays,

04:43 it is now the Bucs that have the best one-two punch

04:45 in the entire NBA.

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04:49 - My response to that is,

04:55 I think that this front office,

04:59 led by Brad Stevens over the past two seasons,

05:02 has shown they are not afraid to tinker, to make moves.

05:06 We saw deals at the deadline

05:08 with Derek White two years ago,

05:11 and I agree with you in that

05:15 no one on this roster, aside from Jason Tatum

05:18 and now Jalen Brown, due to his contract, is untouchable.

05:21 And so I think that, and Brad said this

05:25 when he was speaking to Gary Washburn,

05:27 that there is no question,

05:29 when you are the Boston Celtics,

05:32 there is a sense of urgency every season.

05:35 Their only goal is to win championships.

05:38 And I believe that Brad Stevens is going to do

05:41 what he believes is necessary to do that,

05:43 and he's not going to,

05:45 and it's not that you don't care about people's feelings

05:49 or that he's worried about how Malcolm Brogdon feels

05:52 and how he's gonna play,

05:53 it's that you need to do what's best for your team.

05:55 Bill Belichick says it all the time.

05:56 I make decisions based on what is best for my team,

05:59 and I believe that that's what Brad Stevens is doing

06:01 and the mentality that he has,

06:03 and he's not going to operate out of fear or intimidation

06:08 from what is going on on the outside.

06:12 - Well, to your point about the emotion,

06:13 I mean, he traded Kemba Walker,

06:14 who is just on a personal level,

06:17 I'm sure he didn't want to do.

06:19 He traded Marcus Smart, which again,

06:20 I'm sure on a personal level, he didn't want to do.

06:23 I don't think Malcolm Brogdon, next to those two guys,

06:25 is gonna give him any pausa.

06:27 - I do think Al Horford is one of his guys, though.

06:31 - Yeah, absolutely. - So that would.

06:33 - I do want to push back on this trade idea, Koff,

06:35 because we've talked about, again,

06:37 the lack of big man depth.

06:38 What is your solution there?

06:41 If you're gonna go trade for Drew Holiday

06:43 and you're gonna trade away Al Horford,

06:45 what is your solution to that problem?

06:47 Because there's not a lot of big guys walking around here.

06:50 Just the slim pickings at this point.

06:52 You can't, again, how many times have we said on this show

06:56 that it's risky to even go into this season

06:59 with those three guys?

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