On Monday, Kristaps Porzingis made his return to the court which many thought was the significant news of the day. However, President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens appearing on the NBC Sports broadcast is what everyone was talking about.
“I figured that I was coming on tonight. We almost pushed Porzingis back a couple days because this was gonna be such a big deal,” Stevens joked with Drew Carter and Brian Scalabrine. “Did you guys think you were gonna need something to talk about on the second night of a back-to-back?”
When asked about when he knew that Porzingis returning in late November was a possibility, Stevens replied, “I don’t think we realized it until we really got into camp and then you started seeing him work.