After a grueling playoff run that culminated with a loss in the NBA Finals, Brad Stevens had some straightforward advice for Celtics forward Jayson Tatum.
“I just told him to go on vacation,” said Stevens. “Go get some rest.”
Stevens, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, spoke to reporters on Tuesday in an end-of-season video press conference.
Assessing overall performance of Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Stevens credited the duo for producing strong postseasons, even if it came up short in the end.
“The way I try to look at it is obviously we’re all subjective in every moment and react emotionally but when you start looking at it objectively and more so historically, what Jayson and Jaylen have done in the playoffs, historically at their ages, is rarified air,” Stevens explained.