Brad Stevens made no secret about how the realities of the NBA’s new CBA became a factor in the team deciding to trade Jaylen Brown to the 76ers this month.

The Boston Celtics have spent the past week responding to the Jaylen Brown trade from every corner of the organization.

“The crazy thing to me is that they shipped him in the Eastern Conference. I would have never shipped him in there to kill me. And I think he’s gonna be very, very angry about that, and every time he ...