About this episode

The hosts discuss Brad Stevens' comments on cap management, the implications of the Khris Middleton trade, and the latest Free Agency news in the NBA.

Mike Galalgher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return to dig into Brad Stevens' press conference in which he talked about not wanting to spend 70% of his cap on two players and how it punished the Celtics for being good drafters, whether we liked the six-team trade which saw Khris Middleton land on the Wizards, as well as the flurry of more NBA signings and releases as Free Agency news continues to trickle on through.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Galalgher, Drew Dinkmeyer, Austin Yamada

Topics covered

• Brad Stevens comments
• NBA trades
• Khris Middleton trade
• Free Agency news
• Celtics cap strategy

Keywords

• Brad Stevens
• Khris Middleton
• Celtics
• NBA Free Agency
• trades
• cap management
• basketball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brad Stevens, Celtics, Wizards

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