Stevens: Celtics Not in a Rebuild Despite Trades

Stevens: Celtics not in a rebuild despite trades

Brad Stevens said he doesn't want to hear any mention of the term "rebuild" this upcoming season associated with the Celtics, despite the trades of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.

Medical concerns with Jrue Holiday prompt Celtics, Trail Blazers to alter terms of trade - The Boston Globe

The Celtics also completed the three-team deal in which Kristaps Porzingis and a 2026 second-round pick were traded to the Hawks in exchange for Georges Niang and a 2031 second-round pick.

Stevens addresses Holiday and Porzingis trades in statement

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens released a statement Monday after making the Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday trades official.