The biggest winner in the offseason is the Celtics?

Stevens is really amazing. When he was a coach, he was a very talented coach. Now he is the general manager and still shows his ability. During this offseason, when Tatum's Achilles tendon is torn and he may be reimbursed for the season, the Celtics' main task is to save expenses and strive not to pay luxury taxes next season.

Stevens completed this task very well, and the price he paid was almost ignored, and he lost only two second rounds. According to salary expert Yossi Gozlan, the Celtics saved $50 million in wage expenditure plus luxury taxes through the Nyan transaction! After completing the transaction, the Celtics surpassed the No. 1 1.7 million yuan in the No. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 You should know that this was completed under the premise that the team had two 300 million contracts, and neither of these two people had been traded yet. When Tatum returns healthily and builds a team around the Double Tanhua, is it another championship team?

In fact, Stevens only had two important deals, but he couldn't stand him really fast, accurate and ruthless. He solved Porzingis and Holiday shortly after entering the offseason.

1. Deal with the Trail Blazers: On June 24, the Celtics traded Ju Holiday to the Trail Blazers in exchange for Anthony Simmons and 2 second round picks. Holiday's salary for the 2025-26 season was $32.48 million, and Simmons' salary for the season was $27.7 million, and this deal saved the Celtics $4.78 million in luxury taxes.

2. Tripartite deals with the Nets and the Hawks: On June 25, the Celtics, the Nets and the Hawks reached a tripartite deal. The Celtics sent Porzingis and a second round pick to the Hawks, the Nets got the No. 22 pick for Terence Mann and the Hawks in 2025, while the Celtics got George Nyan and a second round pick. Porzingis' salary for the 2025-26 season was $30.73 million, while Nian earned $8.5 million this season, and the deal saved the Celtics another $22.23 million in luxury tax.

The last one is the finishing touch

The Celtics sent Nian and the next two second round picks to the Jazz for rookie RJ Louis Jr. This directly saved the team nearly 50 million in salary and luxury taxes. It can only be said that this rookie is really valuable!

Finally, let’s talk about Stevens, who is really excellent. As a coach, he is good at tapping the potential of players and allowing role players to play a greater value. For example, Thomas Jr. was trained to be the fourth place in MVP, allowing Evan Turner to obtain a 70 million contract, and Claude evolved into a 3D player. Bradley, Salinger and others also played good data under his command. The double-team Tatum and Jaylen Brown also grew up under his coach. After becoming general manager, Stevens operated several exquisite deals. In 2021, Walker + 2021 first-round pick was traded to the Thunder, exchanged for Al Horford and Moses Brown, cleared Walker's junk contract, released 34 million in salary space, and also obtained the championship puzzle Horford. Swap back from the Spurs, who gradually grew into a DPOY-class backcourt. Get the best sixth man Brogden at a low cost to help the team improve their strength.

and have a very unique vision. Whether it is Udoka or Mazula, they are excellent coaches in the league. He allows the team to switch seamlessly after changing coaches, avoid internal conflicts, and ensure the stability and competitiveness of the team. There is a joke on the Internet about Stevens, saying that he thought the Celtic boss would fire him, so he took the initiative to resign, which made the boss unable to do so. After thinking for a long time, he put away the resignation report and then gave him a new contract to be the general manager. Now Stevens can't be dealt with again, so he finally signed the contract and won the honor of Best General Manager of the Year in front of him.