Did Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens hint at future plans for the storied ball club? With the Celtics staring down not only star forward Jayson Tatum being out for much or even all of next season with a torn Achilles tendon,

Boston Celtics general manager Brad Stevens hinted at Jaylen Brown's future in an end-of-season press conference.

Presumptive No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg interviewed with the Celtics last week at the NBA Draft combine, an unexpected interaction between the former Duke star and Brad Stevens, Boston's president of basketball operations.

BOSTON — The Celtics have tough choices ahead of them after a stunning second-round loss to the Knicks last week. However, Brad Stevens was not ready to address Boston’s future just yet on Monday in a season-ending press conference at the Auerbach Center.

The Celtics, of course, lost star forward Jayson Tatum to an Achilles injury in Game 4, while Kristaps Porzingis was battling what Stevens called a “post-viral syndrome, which is just lingering effects of a long illness.” ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne also reported that Jaylen Brown finished the season with a partially torn right meniscus.

The Boston Celtics added context to Kristaps Porziņģis' limitations during the NBA playoffs as president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Monday that Porziņģis battled "post-viral syndrome" throughout the final stretch of the season.

Simmons wondered whether the Celtics should ship Porzingis off to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for 27-year-old power forward John Collins, who is set to earn $26.6 million next season before becoming an unrestricted free agent. “John Collins was in one of my get-the-Celtics-under-the-second-apron trades,” Simmons said.

Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens discussed the team's pursuit of Duke Blue Devils basketball star Cooper Flagg.