{"id":71784,"date":"2024-01-04T22:35:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/2024\/1\/4\/24025854\/brad-stevens-big-wing-in-house-svi-mykhailiuk-oshae-brissett-lamar-stevens-boston-celtics"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:35:34","slug":"brad-stevens-wants-to-find-a-big-wing-but-that-player-could-already-be-in-the-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/04\/brad-stevens-wants-to-find-a-big-wing-but-that-player-could-already-be-in-the-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Stevens wants to find a \u2018big wing\u2019, but that player could already be in the building"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stevens addressed the media at Thursday\u2019s practice, and shared that while he\u2019s very pleased with how the Celtics are playing, he\u2019s always exploring opportunities to fortify the roster. <\/p>\n

Brad Stevens spoke to reporters after Thursday\u2019s practice and acknowledged that while he\u2019s always looking for opportunities to improve the roster, he\u2019s also looking internally at potential candidates for increased minutes. <\/p>\n

Stevens explained that while he\u2019s monitoring outside opportunities on a daily basis, this particular Celtics<\/a> team has already made its big splash when it acquired Jrue Holiday the day before training camp. <\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery year around this time, you\u2019re looking at how do we improve to give ourselves the best chance?,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cThere are different ways to do it. Obviously, you can improve within, and we can do better at what we do on both ends of the court, and hopefully make strides individually and in how we fit together. Then, you can improve from free agency and trades or whatever. I do think that the key to us is going to be improvement from within.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevens identified adding another big wing to be his particular rotation priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to continue to see how we can find another big wing or so that can help us, and I think that can be from within,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cI also think we\u2019ll continue to monitor free agency and trades, but again, the difference in this year and maybe other years is that our tools are pretty limited from a dollars standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, as he evaluated his options ahead of the February midseason trade deadline, Stevens doesn\u2019t want to disrupt the team\u2019s chemistry, either. The Celtics finished the month of December with an NBA-best 12-2 record, and continue to maintain the best record in the league (27-6). <\/p>\n

Returning players like Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Luke Kornet have largely excelled in their roles, continuing to play well with one another and within the Celtics\u2019 system. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you add players to your team, they can add to your team, or take away from your team,\u201d Steven said. \u201cYou\u2019ve just got to be careful. That\u2019s something to think about when you have as many guys that are complementing each other as well as ours.\u201d <\/p>\n

The next month will serve as a good opportunity for Stevens to evaluate his options on the \u2018guys in the building\u2019, as he likes to call it. <\/p>\n

For reference, the Celtics\u2019 current collection of back-up wings include:<\/p>\n