With the Boston Celtics having won 10 of their last 14 games as their January and February schedules take a step down in their respective levels of difficulty regarding the teams they have played, many NBA analysts and opposing GMs have wondered whether the better play from the Celtics might shift the team’s approach to the 2022 NBA trade deadline.
But, in his weekly appearance on the popular New England sports radio talk show “Toucher and Rich,” Stevens revealed how the team’s front office is looking at its plans ahead of the Feb. 10 moratorium on making trades in the 2021-22 NBA season.
“Well, first of all, again, it goes back to what I said a few weeks ago,” explained Stevens.
The Celtics President of Basketball Operation related that recent successes had much less to do with Boston’s approach to the deadline than many might assume.
“Every decision we make has to be focused on (the question) ‘Does that decision give us a chance, the best chance that at the next…