2025 Boston Celtics Offseason Guide: An Open Letter To Brad Stevens

2025 Boston Celtics Offseason Guide: An Open Letter To Brad Stevens

I was right. Now, let’s understand I’m the only voice that can save it. This is your 2025 Boston Celtics offseason guide, and if Brad Stevens is smart, he will put this plan into action. Understand that Brad Stevens really isn’t smart, and anyone who takes Jordan Walsh during a win-now window doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing.

I’m not going to take all day here because there’s really only one move that needs to be made. Shoutout to consigliere for helping me put this together.

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— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) May 17, 2025

As you can see here ^ we have to do some tight walking. We have to reduce the tax bill while making the team better, all in one fell swoop. How do we do that?

💣 The Giannis Trade:

The trade that makes too much sense:

Celtics send:

• Jayson Tatum
• Kristaps Porziņģis (to 3rd team)
• Sam Hauser (to 3rd team)

Bucks send:

• Giannis Antetokounmpo

3rd team sends:

• Draft picks / expiring filler
• Young assets as needed for cap balancing

The Cupcake Method Will Never Work

Why the Bucks Say Yes:

• Tatum = best possible trade chip if Giannis forces his way out.
• Achilles tear risk? Perfect excuse to tank and reset timeline.
• Can always flip Tatum again next deadline. He holds max value for small-market pivot. Won’t find a better piece in return. This is us being generous to you. We could do the Tatum gets moved in OKC style Paul George trade if we wanted to.

Why the Celtics Say Yes:

• You turn an overpaid, playoff-liability “star” into a championship centerpiece.
• You clear long-term financial landmines.
• You get to reset identity without rebuilding.

Why Giannis Says Yes:

• Gets to reunite with Jrue Holiday, the one teammate he’s openly campaigned for in the past.
• Jaylen Brown is a legitimate co-star who can guard anyone, unlike the mismatched cores he’s had since the Bubble.
• Derrick White is a connective piece that makes stars better without needing the ball—exactly the type of guard Giannis thrives with.
• Joe Mazzulla might be insane enough to work—relentless, fiery, and detail-obsessed. Feels like a guy Giannis would go to war with.
• Less reliance on the three-point shot—Boston has the personnel to space the floor, but Giannis won’t be asked to hoist 6 threes a game just to survive half-court possessions.
• **Best chance to win a title—**not just one, but multiple. Boston gives him a big market, a winning infrastructure, and the two-way personnel he’s never had before.

If Giannis really wants to chase greatness, there’s no better spot than Boston. No politics. Just basketball. Just winning.

The 2025-26 Lineup

Starters:

• PG: Derrick White
• SG: Jrue Holiday
• SF: Jaylen Brown
• PF: (TBD)
• C: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Bench:

• Payton Pritchard
• Al Horford (minutes cap)
• Baylor Scheierman
• Luke Kornet / 3rd team scraps
• Still have first round pick
• Xavier Tillman / Neemias Queta

Add one 3-and-D wing or big through third team trade or vet minimums. That’s all it takes.

I have no idea what Brad Stevens has planned this Summer, but there’ no chance in hell he’s got another plan better than this one. There’s nothing left to discuss. Brad Stevens either pulls the trigger on a championship reset or keeps riding a fake contender into tax hell.

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