Considering the championship clash and upcoming meet between the Celtics and Mavericks in a few days, it'd be understandable if Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla revealed his thoughts on the situation. Instead, he reacted to the trade in only a way that he could, by not caring.

Prior to a 2024 NBA Finals rematch on Thursday night, the Boston Celtics had defeated the Dallas Mavericks in nine of their last 10 meetings in the regular season and postseason. However, the shorthanded Mavs came out firing and upset the C’s,

The Celtics do have limitations in terms of who they can sign on the buyout market. Boston is above the second apron so they aren’t allowed to sign players that were making more than the non-taxpayer midlevel exception ($12.9 million) when they were bought out.

Celtics GM explains "boring as hell" trade deadline and why he's not concerned by his team's up and down performance.