BOSTON — Brad Stevens had to make a number of moves ahead of the Celtics 2025-26 season but one of them came with a bit of twist. Just over one month after acquiring Georges Niang from the Hawks in a three-team trade for Kristaps Porzingis, Boston elected to move him again to the Jazz along with two second-round picks in exchange for two-way player RJ Luis Jr. Boston immediately signed Chris Boucher to a one-year deal after the move, adding more size to the frontcourt in Niang’s absence

Stevens spoke for the first time about his decision at Celtics Media Day on Monday, revealing the rationale behind the deals.

“Well, we knew we were going to take 14 (players) into the season, and obviously, when you looked at — again, I like George a lot,” Stevens said. “That was a hard conversation to h

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