Particularly of interest were his comments on the health of multiple Boston frontcourt players, and navigating the presumed changing of ownership that the Grousbeck family are pursuing almost from the moment the Celtics won Banner 18.

Brad Stevens spoke on Celtics media day at the Auerbach Center on Tuesday and spoke with a very optimistic tone about the progress of Porzingis amid his rehab. “Kristaps obviously had the surgery that was well documented after the year and seems to be recovering well,” Stevens said.

During a recent news conference as part of the Celtics Sept. 24 media day, Stevens noted that Porzingis had been making pleasing progress with his recovery. However, Boston's President of Basketball Operations stopped short of placing a timeline on Porzingis' return to the court.