What are Brad Stevens' trade deadline plans? And a chat with Payton Pritchard

Chris Forsberg is joined by Jay King to discuss his recent conversation with Brad Stevens, offer up some bold predictions for how the Celtics will handle the trade deadline and debate how close this team really is to competing for a championship. Then, Payton Pritchard joins Chris and Amina Smith to discuss his and the team’s recent success on the court, playing 1-on-1 with Jaylen Brown during practice and his next “Tik Tok challenge”. 0:40 – Discussing the biggest takeaways from Jay’s conversation with Brad Stevens 9:20 – What should we expect from the Celtics at the trade deadline? How far away is this team from being a serious competitor in the East? 15:35 – Should we ‘buy in’ to the Celtics after their recent string of success, winning five of their last six games? 19:35 – Will Ime Udoka find a way to play the young guys more while the team is competing for a playoff spot? 27:35 – Chris and Amina Smith welcome in Payton Pritchard for an exclusive interview Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0V3bu0nj7vY WATCH every episode of the Celtics Talk podcast on YouTube Follow NBC Sports Boston: NBCSportsBoston.com X @NBCSceltics Facebook Instagram TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.