Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens handed out a lot of extensions over the course of the 2026 NBA offseason. And while the current collective bargaining agreement may be especially punitive to teams that spend too freely, the Celtics president has no regret at all for his liberal use of contract extensions to plan for Boston's future rosters.
"It's fun to see, especially the guys, there are guys (who) will ultimately get extensions of some level just because they come into the league and they automatically impact it right from the get-go," said Stevens at Boston's 2026 Media Day proceedings.
"And then there are other guys that it takes a little bit longer," continued the Celtics executive, making it clear that player
development is not always a linear proposition.
"(Neemias Queta) in particular, that's a two-way for several years in Sacramento (with the Kings)," he added. "Jordan Walsh doesn't play his whole first year because of a loaded team when he gets here and he's 19 years old. And to be able to watch those guys grow and get better and they're still very much at the start of their journeys."
"But to participate in that and be a part of that is great. I've been really lucky here that we've had a lot of good players and we've handed out a lot of money ... I'm good at DocuSign."
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