Has Brad Stevens Ever Made a Bad Trade? // Anfernee Simons Acquired by the Celtics // Caller Reaction - 6/24 (Hour 2)

Felger & Massarotti

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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(0:00) Matt McCarthy is in for Felger and he, Mazz, and Murray kick off the second hour debating Brad Stevens’ success as the Celtics President of Basketball Operations.
(13:35) Caller reactions about the Jrue Holiday/Anfernee Simons trade.
(22:26) Calls and discussion about whether Anfernee Simons is a good return for Jrue Holiday and a good fit for the Celtics.
(32:13) Murray rants about Hozier and tonight’s concert at Fenway Park, plus continued thoughts and calls on the Holiday/Simons deal.

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0:00.0	B-Pod Studios.
0:07.0	Is Felgren-Maz your favorite afternoon show?
0:11.9	Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
0:15.0	Brad Stevens, the GM, has a major advantage over just about every GM in the NBA.
0:24.2	His college connections are so tight that he's not going to be.
0:29.5	A lot of guys when they call up and they don't know these college coaches,
0:33.0	let's face it, they're going to be played.
0:35.6	They are.
0:36.1	They just don't have those relationships. No college coach is going to lie to Brad Stevens because of what he did in college. The beauty of Brad is nothing's off the table. I mean, he's shown that to be the case, right? He's so smart and fearless in this job that if he feels like, hey, you know what, I can get an unbelievable trade for Jalen Brown? I think he would do it.
0:56.6	I don't think he would do it. that if he feels like, hey, you know what, I can get an unbelievable trade for Jalen Brown?
0:57.8	I think he would do it.
0:59.6	I don't think it's going to be there for him.
1:03.5	But I don't think he's scared to make a big trade.
1:05.4	He's shown that and it's worked out for him.
1:12.0	So it's given not only him, but certainly, and not that he cares about the fans, because he does not.
1:13.7	He doesn't pay attention to any of that stuff.
1:19.1	But I think it gives everybody more optimism that whatever Brad does, it's probably going to work out.
1:27.1	Brad Stevens has the mightest touch, according to Jeff Goodman.
1:44.2	Holy crap. Does the man need a napkin? Jesus. Oh, he's fearless. He's done a very good job here. He's a mortal. It's the GM, but that was a bit much, and I can understand why that's going up your ass, Mas. It's a Felgring Maz in 98-5 of Sports. I'm simulcast on NBC Sports.
2:00.9	Boston, no Felger today, which, kudos to the dude who tweeted me that said, oh, another big story breaks in Boston. Guess who's not him? There is kind of a theme to that as of late. It is. Next time we need news, we'll tell him to take the day off. But Felger will be back tomorrow into the take mines.
2:02.4	A little too hot for him today.
2:02.4	So it's yours truly big Jim here running point. news would tell him to take the day off. But Felger would be back tomorrow into the take minds, a little too hot for him today.
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