Celtics' Brad Stevens discusses Joe Mazzulla's interim tag, possibility of Boston making trades, more
BOSTON -- For the first time since his press conference to address to the Ime Udoka situation on Sept. 23, Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens spoke to the media on Friday following the team's shootaround. In a wide-ranging conversation that lasted nearly 15 minutes, Stevens gave a (non) update on Joe Mazzulla's title, praised the coach's performance this season, acknowledged that the team will explore trades if necessary and shared his thoughts on why they've struggled in recent weeks. Here are some key takeaways from his comments: No change on Mazzulla's title Mazzulla was named interim head coach back in September, and he's retained that title ever since. Given how well the team has played in the first few months of the season, all signs point to him retaining the job after this season. To this point, however, the team has not made anything official -- thoug...