The Celtics' MVP is Brad Stevens! 🗣️ Zach Lowe applauds Boston's team-building | Get Up

[@Thatscrazy92]

And Danny Ainge. Never forget that Brooklyn Nets trade. One of the greatest robberies all time 💀

[@1tsAbrA]

Yeah that really set the Celtics up for success. And what’s crazy is they still have some assets over the next 3 years I believe

[@IHateThingsThatEverybodyLoves]

Man had a balli, an uzi and a duffle bag. Straight robbed them fools

[@jasonlevesque6340]

Red Aurbach smoked a cigar in his grave when that trade happened.

[@tonytribble8244]

Which time? The Celtics always trade with the Nets for some reason. KG, Pierce then Kyrie.

[@GurtonBuster07]

​@@tonytribble8244 LOL huh? how are you so confidently wrong like this lmao?

[@leeabel3854]

Without Deny Ainge, the Celtics would not have gotten Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown. But Brad finished the process.

[@AndrewHedlund100]

He fleeced the Nets so bad

[@Christian-eq6pq]

Danny couldn’t build around the Jays. He put some bad depth players on the squad and never complimented them. Brad gets credit for that

[@welbyroberto6581]

Danny brought KG to complete the journey with Paul and Ray. They could have won 1 more except there's no one to backup the aging KG.

[@GurtonBuster07]

how do you forget the Y's in their names TWICE

[@valoruniversity]

I knew once the Celtics got Jrue Holiday it was a wrap. Underrated PG

[@David-iv6je]

Equally important in bringing maturity to his wings. Smart was always flopping, getting into it with refs and playing hero ball so Tatum was flopping, getting into it with refs and playing hero ball. Tatum is doing much less of that this year and I credit the Smart/Jrue switch.

[@nateroy9412]

​@@David-iv6je Kyrie and Luka are facing a team with 4 possible hall of farmers Tatum Brown Kris And Jure deserve to get in as well . Luka And Kyire facing a super team I understand if Dallas lose this finals.

[@MarkyMarg]

​@@nateroy9412 the only farmer on the Celtics is Kornet 😄

[@richspizzaparty]

So fun watching him play and great attitude.

[@thehighearners]

As a Celtics fan I would like to thank the 76ers for drafting Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz instead of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum 😂🍀

[@stickshiftt9127]

ESPN has had ALL SEASON to call The Celtics Juggernauts but don't do the story until they Celts are up 2-0 in the Finals. What a bold take ESPN 😂😂

[@thomascrooker4703]

What else is new.

[@maddawg8164]

Lmao espn is washed man

[@hrussell9677]

Agree. . .ESPN is full of weak minded analysts.

[@therock02703ify]

There a woke station that’s why

[@laza1212]

When they went to the finals in '22, it was the beginning, See what happens when you let a team build.

[@Messigoat1033]

So yall been killing Joe Mazulla and even claimed his job in trouble if he doesn’t make the finals now all the sudden we giving credit to GM? 😂 would they give the front office a credit if Brad Steven’s was the coach?

[@Love.hammer999]

Brad does deserve credit

[@luisinhocol]

@@Love.hammer999 Agreed with Mazulla. He changed completely the way this team played from Udoka, manage a roster stacked with players with their own agendas (Brad Stevens fail to do that with Kyrie, Hayward and the Jays) AND coached really well in this postseason.

[@xMaGuSx888]

Um, Danny Ainge STILL gets credit and he isn't even part of the Celtics organization anymore. Of course Brad gets credit. Assembling this roster was a massive achievement and a big reason they are in the Finals. Jrue and Porzingis in addition to what they already have is unheard of. They have arguably 5 all stars.

[@DillaDonuts]

They both deserve credit. Just like the Jb Jt talk it's stupid... this whole team from the players to the staff have done a tremendous job

[@ramseyebryant]

@@luisinhocolI agree but I also think they would have gotten to the finals last year under udoka

[@troyfireball4687]

All these idiots saying brake them up remember ESPN talking heads started it and talked about it daily stop calling yourselves experts 😂😂😂

[@leeabel3854]

So ESPN today decided not to hate Celtics anymore. I have been saying 2023-2024 Celtics is a different team from the last time they went to the Finals.

[@286mic]

You acting like it wasn't social media

[@Sam19509]

The Celtics got two first round picks & Porzingis for Marcus Smart. That is what the trade looks like on paper but in actuality Porzingis requested a trade to Boston by opting into his contract with the Wizards instead of signing a new deal in free agency. Then Brad Stevens repackaged the two picks with injury prone Brogdon & Robert Williams to Portland to land Jrue Holiday.

[@mylesmccartin878]

Unreal moves smart, brogdon, and Robert Williams never did much in playoffs for them. Just need those role players to step up here and there in playoffs

[@joshy_bandss]

@@mylesmccartin878brogdon was great for us I was upset when they traded him but when I see what we got bck I almost did a backflip

[@bartholomewlyons]

@@joshy_bandsswhy almost? Couldn’t land it, bruh? Try again

[@AndGuo]

Like mj said those people in the front office they are good people, but the most important part of the process are the players

[@izzyd3613]

Of course but Brad has been something else ,he needs is flowers for sure

[@luisinhocol]

Brad deserves credit, but how about Mazulla? He changed completely the way this team played from Udoka, manage a roster stacked with players with their own agendas (Brad Stevens fail to do that with Kyrie, Hayward and the Jays) AND coached really well in this postseason.

[@turzyn40]

They don't have kyrie and the jays want to win. Not establish themselves. He got everything on a platter. Any coach would win with this group.

[@patsfan4929]

@@lymphomasurvivethey didn’t with Mazulla either

[@lymphomasurvive]

@@patsfan4929 You’re right. Meant they don’t lose to Miami.

[@patsfan4929]

@@lymphomasurvive fair. It was also his first year coaching, so you can’t really blame him too much for that. I believe if Tatum didn’t get hurt they would have won game 7.

[@nikobellic2515]

Never forget Adrian Griffin didn’t last 1 year with a championship contender. Joe Mazulla is currently 145-54

[@Christian-eq6pq]

Highest win percentage in NBA history

[@brandoncrenshaw]

We can’t act like Danny Ainge didn’t lay the groundwork for this.

[@JeebyTube]

The Brown and Tatum trade everything else was brad

[@luisinhocol]

@@JeebyTube Yeah, but he drafted Smart and Rob Williams, kept all their picks that were available to Stevens make his moves (White, Jrue and KP). The problem with Ainge is that he hated to lose trades, overpay for players and avoid make deals that he would believe were below value. Stevens didnt care, as long as he believed it would make the team better.

[@xMaGuSx888]

@@JeebyTube Yeah, just the 2 All NBA cornerstones the entire team is based around. No big deal......./s Also, Smart and Timelord who were used to get Jrue and KP. Brad put the finishing touches on an already great roster.

[@coreyorr8071]

🎯 This! And he was largely responsible for getting Brad... Danny is a mastermind...

[@hectorirene763]

Yessir this is the Danny Ainge blueprint for success! Brad is a top 3 GM and was an amazing coach, but he’s in Boston BECAUSE of Danny Ainge. He also was the one who fleeced Brooklyn for the lottery picks that became Brown and Tatum.

[@mrsheev9131]

I agree somewhat with Zach's reasoning, Brad has undoubtedly done a fantastic job building the team. That said, in my opinion the MVP for the overall success of the Celtics is clearly Tatum. Every team the Celtics face puts their best perimeter defender on Tatum. Every coach the Celtics face schemes to stop Tatum. Every player on the Celtics experiences elevated offensive production thanks to the attention Tatum draws whenever he is out there, and this is true against every team they face. And in this series, Tatum is double and sometimes triple-teamed whenever he has the ball, meaning Dallas has put even greater emphasis on stopping Tatum than Boston has on stopping Doncic. He is the engine of the Celtics offense, and clearly, the driving force of the team's success.

[@leeabel3854]

He does everything to make the team win.

[@natureredux1957]

Well Boston fans want to claim why debate over their top players and then go out of their WAY to debate about whose their BEST player. Well in these Finals, it ain't JT.

[@getbetter973]

“MASTER STROKE AFTER MASTER STROKE AFTER MASSIVE STROKE “ ayoo 😂

[@Jahjaga]

Annoying how late in the season this talk is happening, but better late than never. Lowe is right to point out what the state of the team was when Ainge was getting ready to leave for Utah. Kemba, Hayward, Wanamaker, Ojyele, Fall, Thompson, Teague, etc. Hardly a championship roster around the Jays and Smart. Even Robert Williams had yet to average more than minimal minutes. People forget or act like that didn’t happen, but I remember people saying they had basically squandered the Nets package and were cooked. Now I gotta hear people seriously pretend like “Tatum had a super team every year!” Spare me.

[@ericsison9455]

Just to show that there are more basketball brilliant minds in Boston than any of the other NBA teams

[@Rookie_Mode2023]

Bro Windhorst is so out of touch. He said with a straight face "They have LeBron James on their team" as a selling point when LeBron is the reason Hurley didn't take the job.

[@Whyypreeeeeeeeee]

His whole career is based off of covering LBJ. He knows exactly what he's doing

[@DMKFACTOR]

No, Billy King who was dumb enough to give Danny 3 firsts for Pierce and Garnett at the end of their careers! That gave us JT and JB!

[@SeunAdekoya]

just remember that draft pick Boston got back for trading down to get Tatum was Romeo Langford in 2018. Langford was the key with other fillers to get Derrick White in 2022 Brad is an absolute genius

[@angrymobsters1599]

Danny Ainge was the architect. He was the set the future of the celtics, not to mention he directly mentored Brad for this role. I give Brad credit for maintaining the core guys that we started with and never bought into the medias bs of players needing to split to have their own team.

[@SteadyAscension]

Yeah everyone on this network killed the Celtics and Joe Mazulla. Now, yall be talking

[@eduardoramiro5362]

He gave a chance to Bo Cruz! Give him credit

[@David-iv6je]

Irony is.... the rest of the Celtics starting lineup not named Tatum is more qualified to be Finals MVP through game 2, but the odds are claiming Tatum. I'm betting Jrue Holiday or Jaylen Brown.

[@thekingbradable]

POV: ESPN and the “fans” realize a team that won 64 games is actually really good. Took y’all long enough lol

[@juliusrickles]

Brad is my hero

[@wesleyallen1210]

its funny how he left out brown being out for that series against the nets but i guess

[@semionjohnson1351]

The Celtics would have still lost that series even if Brown was healthy they weren’t beating KD, Kyrie, and Harden when they were all healthy

[@nessdagoat]

Kudos to Brad Stevens realizing coaching was not his strong suit and changing course. Most don’t have that type of self awareness

[@Gabbagool345]

Stop this lazy narrative. He was a good coach, just not great. Did you start watching bball this year?

[@mr.brooks9802]

@@Gabbagool345he couldn’t get it done. Let’s see if Joe can

[@abdullahkaanturker4656]

He was excellent coach but Ainge was all about assests instead of doing real moves for championship which Brad does right now. KP was on the market years ago as bag of potato chip as his price tag meanwhile Celtics needed a player like that but Ainge didn't even do anything in Brad's coach time.

[@kylehawkinlee7304]

Bro what 😂 look back on the teams he was coaching, Brad was takin bums and kids to the ECF repeatedly. He was an amazing coach

[@CallMeDoctor96]

@@Gabbagool345he 100% was a great coach he never had the roster the last 2 coaches have had…he left Boston the two jays were only 23&24 years old

[@kevchuck]

Instant click on this title. FINALLY someone mentions the genius of the man behind the curtain. Bob gets it.

[@Uno_jellyfam]

Nah the mvp is the bucks thanks for giving us Jrue😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bucks stupid fr

[@donp3857]

To be fair no one thought Brad would pull the trigger on that trade. I'm sure if they knew that they would think twice.

[@Frogsgod]

The Bucks didn’t give him to us. He was a Blazer for a few days and then other teams were interested and Brad pulled the trigger.

[@JohnMAdams-nl9zt]

What does Perk think?

[@williamhurley5496]

A panel full of multi-million dollar basketball experts who, by their own admission, were ignorant of the Celtics organizational aims for more than a decade. I can guess better than they "analyze". Where's my million dollar salary.

[@kevincolwell3066]

Best move he made was moving Smart

[@OzonebxGaming]

They was winning before Brad

[@Urbohat]

People killed him for trading Marcus smart And promoting Derek white

[@pg13pacernation30]

The Celtics kept fleecing teams with one-sided trades until they had a roster that was ready to win it all: Received: Jrue Holiday Traded away: Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon, two first-round picks Received: Kristaps Porzingis, two first-round picks Traded away: Marcus Smart, Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala, second-round pick Received: Derrick White Traded away: Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford, first-round pick

[@bossp6624]

Oh that same Brooklyn team that Tatum went for 50pts on. The same series that JB missed with a broken hand. Om my bad let's not bring up injuries

[@JRRM97]

the only players healthy for the whole series was tatum, tristan thompson, and every other starter was injured

[@jkris1947]

glad McNutt didn't get fired!

[@zechariahzenith8762]

Congratulations Boston Celtics for winning 2024 NBA championship. Only idiots would bet for the Mavs. It's a sweep.

[@thomascrooker4703]

I’m a Celtics fan. 40 years now. Let’s not count all of our chickens until they hatch please.

[@jasonwilliams134]

WHO SEEN GREENY WIPE A TEAR ???? AFTER LEGLAR SAID 2 WINS FROM BREAKING THRU GREENY ALWAYS BEEN ON THE C'S SIDE

[@kandi303]

Ainge also drafted Robert Williams

[@superkid12345]

Is Brad Stevens the most successful College to NBA transition? dude led Boston to the East finals and multiple playoff runs as coach, then moved up to president 8 years later and built them into this juggernaut.

[@himoverthere6716]

And now a chip

[@Googageenga]

ESPN where is your favorite Lakers at

[@papapear3540]

Philadelphia 76ers are really kicking their tables right now. Very jealous to our front office both celtics and 76ers was rebuilding back in 2012-2017 both had tons of picks and trades yet celtics most won every trade meanwhile the other was devasted on mistakes by mistakes HAHAHAHH

[@izzyd3613]

They were juggernauts all reg season and the media kept saying they are just in the east now apparently y’all calling them juggernauts, the media is terrible

[@2cupojoe136]

It’s not over til it’s over.

[@KipArmadillo]

"My guy Jrue Holiday." Nah, he doesn't want to be your guy. Hard pass.

[@barryfitzhugh856]

Brad, three 🏀 players to consider for the Boston Celtics Summer League TEAM: (1) TACKO FALL, (2) MAC McClung, and (3) DARIUS MCGHEE, sir.

[@vikenmanjikian4607]

The media dragged KP's name through the mud, that's how you get a first WITH him in a deal for Smart

[@dabarnes12]

The one year they got swept in round 1, brown was injured.

[@tylersherratt4466]

LET BRAD COOK

[@redtidepeoms2987]

Most Valuable Player-MVP how the hell can someone in the front office be mvp that’s not physically on the floor. If the actually basketball players lose will ESPN hold the players at fault or blame Brad Steven 😂

[@JT-qd5uj]

Franchises that are giving out Super max deals to their stars are idiots now. You NEED enough money to build 6-7 good players.

[@dchiffy]

DW was Dany’s trade. But yes BS is brilliant

[@DetroitSportsFanSince2002]

No Derrick White was traded during Brad's first year as the Basketball Operations in 21-22 and Danny Ainge is currently in Utah

[@dchiffy]

@@DetroitSportsFanSince2002 I thought he was traded right before dany left. Maybe I was wrong thanks for the correction no matter what bread Steve is killing it. Well, he’s killing Dallas .

[@plumeria66]

I always said the MVP was Brad Stevens, even before Bob Myers.

[@tonyvarse7856]

Not like it matters as long as my Celtics win it all. But my eye test tells me that JB or Holiday will be MVP if they continue to play like they have been so far.

[@OmnipotentSpud]

...I won't lie. I thought they needed to trade Brown 😂

[@mzx380]

Brains: Trading for Holliday. Luck: KP and Horford are healthy for the playoff run, and the Wizards are idiots.

[@dentonyoung4314]

I'd pick Stevens for MVP.

[@kennethgenarts5928]

It's a sweep unless Celtics want to celebrate in Boston for Game 5 instead.

[@johndee1590]

Very funny the finals is not even done yet so what they up 2 games don't sleep on dallas series not over yet I bet espn is gonna change they tune when dallas wins the finals watch lol

[@unionash1]

Those contracts are effed up…other NBA teams are losing talent because of salary cap issues…Celtics are not immune

[@justinsquibb5211]

Tatum has been driving making defenders come to him and getting others open but people bash him for not having 30 like stfu… I still wouldn’t necessarily say he’s the mvp front runner tho

[@hal3745]

None of this matters until they win the series. I believe they will but let’s not put the cart before the horse.

[@glokspapi-ls2ji]

boston haters talking about the celtics don’t deserve to be here LOL 😝

[@The7thGuru]

Welcome to the NBA season. Whoa you just figured out one of the most historic offenses of all time with one of the best point differentials of all time who has all of its players available was good?? If youre that bad at your job let me have it. If youre reading off a script theyre making you look dumb

[@gc-ej5hf]

@4:15 hot potato alert!

[@76ersALLDAY]

They've been to several conference championships since he became coach, then did even better when he became GM. 3 years ago, people wanted them to trade away jaylen brown. HeII no

[@davidcaunter5346]

I’m a Celtics fan and I’m not liking this coronation like the series is already over. Don’t be like the Yankees in 2004. Haha, Yankees

[@dennisb57]

That’s easy! Brad Stevens realized that Jason Tatum would never carry a team to a Title so he went out and got two players that could play Defense with Jaylen Brown and Derrick White and we won a Championship. Ask a hard question!

[@Buccaneer115]

I’ve always said brad stevens. He’s been inproving the team every single season. And got Holiday for smart???? And Porzingis and 2 picks in exchange for nothing??? He’s into wizardry or other GM are just plain stupid.

[@Trivedi_Tuesdays]

Why is everyone actin like its over, the mavs are dangerous when they’re backed in a corner.

[@hectorirene763]

The reason they’re thinking it’s over is because Boston on the road hasn’t lost an away game since the first round these playoffs. They’re 6-0. Another reason is that they haven’t lost consecutive games at all in the post season. Mavs gotta play a master game to hold onto home court, because if Boston wins one in Dallas, it’s over.

[@Gumiho-34]

You still hoping this kyrie luka can do miracle.. they dont defend 😅

[@TCrimson05t]

What? A Get Up-Celtics topic that isn't, "who is the better player.... Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown?" New producers?

[@TO_HELL_AND_BACK]

Their setting Boston up Anybody who knows basketball knows the series doesn't start until the home team loses Boston held serve. Now it's the Mavs turn. ESPN is setting them up to tear them down. "juggernaut" With how many RINGS ?

[@comradeyellow6781]

So NOW the Celtics are a juggernat? All I've heard all season long is the Celtics gonna choke in the playoffs, they're only a regular season team, whoever wins the west wins the finals ecc.

[@ADM-nx8gn]

Get rid of Monica mcnuttsinhermouth

[@AndrewHedlund100]

Brad did great but traded away some future pieces for present success he will need to find a second crop of role players for the Jays they have 10 or 12 more years in leauge Jrue Al and Zingis will be on the couch

[@nateroy9412]

He would just need to do like RC Burford look and find players who teams don't want. Scout in Europe

[@YoyoYo-c3f]

I hoped jaylen brown wins FMVP, that will really shame guys who voted for this year all-nba teams.

[@OGGOAT23]

Juggernaut had a cakewalk to the finals

[@dannyzidelis1488]

May have had a cakewalk, but they are making light work the Western Conference Champs.

[@worldwidereek]

Cry about it

[@JeebyTube]

Bro they was goin beat everybody heathy or not

[@devaughnvirgil2238]

Yea they cake walking thru the whole NBA with they best player averaging under 20ppg on 30 percent shooting....that should tell ya

[@hectorirene763]

Doesn’t matter if everyone was healthy on the East. They would have beaten any of them. Worst outcome is that they would have lost a few more games in the postseason, but the results would have been the same.

[@domsee1053]

Finals mvp = Jaylen Brown

[@400strong]

I swear he is cuz ainge wouldn’t have trade smart

[@7nawt7]

I’m glad the Celtics are good, haven’t hated them in a while. Mavs in 6.

[@caseydouglas412]

Lmao bro how the hell do you get kp and a first round pick ? That same season bro average like 22 on great shooting splits. Boston front office playing team builder in real life 😂

[@CzarsSalad]

These clowns on tv have no accountability, no shame

[@arcellmcgowan1517]

Dam so the finals over or naw???

[@Agrizzy]

Tatum is not him simple

[@turzyn40]

Porzingus never plays! He's out injured again after playing 1 game! At least Smart played.

[@MTHEGAMER35]

Bucks healthy this wouldn’t been their ring

[@zacharyweakley634]

Also the luckiest team in history, they won't win again in the next 5 years.

[@Taylorrr-Made]

All of this wouldn’t have been possible if Isaiah Thomas didn’t play his little 🍑 off for the Celtics, and build his value for that Kyrie Trade

[@natureredux1957]

Brad Stevens had ZERO idea that most of the BEST Teams in the EAST would have Key injuries to their Top Players. Brad Stevens had ZERO idea that Denver would not be in the Finals again. Brad Steven Got lucky, because the LUCK of the Draw. If all teams are healthy Next year and Boston wins this year but also Does so again next year, then you can Run on and on about Brad Stevens. Dude just got lucky this year. And nothing more.

[@Noob_Guy2k]

They never ever should’ve been in talks to be broken up both under 25 at the time averaged 27 points no way man yall jokes

[@Davidgarcia67777]

They do as there told, or what is obvious

[@DanielFlores-773]

How tf is Tatum the mvp lol

[@EternityReal]

Brad Stevens failed as a coach but they still let him become executive… what a 💩 privilege!

[@multidimensional_holographer]

mavs are not the worthy opponent for boston..i'd like to see boston and denver next year

[@hectorirene763]

Denver is the only team that could have legit beaten us because Jokic is just a monster and our front court would have struggled a lot.

[@giffondhall9214]

Brad Stevens? So if the Celtics lose I guess he is getting the blame 😆

[@attainingknowledgeoftruth8348]

If Luka wins this series and gets a championship the media and NBA would promote him as the best player in the world. But if Tatum and Brown win the championship then its the GM who gets the credit. Neither of them is crowned best player in the world. This is an obvious agenda to uplift European players and downplay american born black players.

[@Sam19509]

lol Brown makes more than Jokic with zero MVPs and much lesser achievements. Tatum is going to sign a bigger max deal than both of them this summer.😂

[@WitnesstotheCrime]

Nah dude. Seems to me like most of the people in media don’t want to promote euros. When they talk about new face of the league Luka never gets mentioned and Jokic never gets mentioned despite 3 MVP’s. Plus Luka is, in fact, a top 3 player and the media still did not really cover him that much until he beat Minnesota. Compare that to how they were glazing Ant Edwards, calling him the face of the league, when he’s not even ready for all that and he’s not close to being MJ.

[@certified_fluflammer]

@@Sam19509our players dont stat pad like jokic, we play team ball🤣

[@attainingknowledgeoftruth8348]

@@WitnesstotheCrime, you must not watch much sports media. Jokic has been crowned best player in the world since he won a chip. Luka plays turn style defense but has constantly been compared to MJ. Giannis was worshiped when he won a chip. Luka is not a top 3 player because he's a ball hog who dribbles too much and plays absolutely zero defense.

[@certified_fluflammer]

@bless8861 far from being the best? Mfs cant even guard them two especially joker n luka🤣🤣 if they both had there own teams they would be balling more than luka n joker

[@mikkyeyez]

Somebody ask who the mvp was during that warriors dynasty lmao hes still waiting

[@TruthHurts58]

Why must we always have a woman weighing in? Man, I miss the days of one host and three or four former NBA players bringing commentary.