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Wyc Grousbeck on the Boston Celtics dominating: ‘Every win seems super important’

“I want it so badly, you know, for the guys, not just for me,” he explained.

With the Boston Celtics having the Eastern Conference’s top spot all but locked up with an eight-game lead over the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers at the three-quarters mark of the 2023-2 NBA season, you might think Wyc Grousbeck would be more relaxed.

But the Celtics co-owner has been anything but as Boston looks poised to hang its first banner since the 2008 team taught us anything was possible. Speaking to WCVB Channel 5 Boston, Grousbeck shared what it’s felt like for him watching this team. “I want it so badly, you know, for the guys, not just for me. I want it for everybody. For the fans,” said Grousbeck.

“Every win seems super important,” added the team’s lead Governor.

Grousbeck opened up about a perspective rarely shared in the sports world, and fans of the team are likely pleased to hear the guy writing the checks wants it as bad as they do. Check out the chat above!

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Wyc Grousbeck reveals a major documentary covering the Boston Celtics is in the works

Per Grousbeck, film crews are following the team around this season in their behind-the-scenes life.

Fans of the Boston Celtics will be happy to hear that there is a major documentary in the works about their favorite ball club. It came to light in a recent interview with lead Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck on WEEI’s “Greg Hill” show that the team is working on a multi-episode film covering the recent history of the storied franchise similar to “The Last Dance“.

Per Grousbeck, film crews are following the team around this season in their behind-the-scenes life as the Celtics close in on their pursuit of the holy grail of all NBA honors, the long-elusive Banner 18.

Grousbeck and the hosts also get into the job head coach Joe Mazzulla has been doing, Jayson Tatum’s MVP case, and lots more in a wide-ranging interview that covers the gamut of recent Boston news.

Check it out above!

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Wyc Grousbeck on Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla this season

“He’s one of those guys where his opinion counts,” said Grousbeck.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was just named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December, but if you had told this to Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck probably wouldn’t have been too surprised.

Speaking in a recent interview with the hosts of the WEEI “Greg Hill Show,” Grousbeck shared how happy he was with the work Mazzulla was doing. “You have to give Joe an ‘A,'” he said via MassLive’s Souichi Terada. “Joe is just a guy that you can just instinctively, when you meet him and spend time with him, I would imagine as a player if he’s coaching you, you would feel like you want to make him proud of you.”

“He’s one of those guys where his opinion counts,” added the Celtics lead governor. “He’s very honest and open about how he feels and why he feels that way. You want to be on the good side of that as a player.”

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Wyc Grousbeck reveals it was his idea to offer Boston team president Brad Stevens the Celtics’ top job

Stevens has since made pivotal moves, trading for players like Al Horford, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jrue Holiday.

On a recent sports radio talk show appearance, Boston Celtics lead governor Wyc Grousbeck recently shed some light on the transition from longtime team president Danny Ainge to current Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens.

Grousbeck revealed that Ainge’s departure was not a planned move, contrary to popular belief, and that the decision from Ainge to step down was even a bit of a disappointment. He also revealed that it was his idea to approach Stevens with an offer to replace Ainge as team president. Stevens accepted the offer overnight, leading to an unforeseen transition from head coach to head of basketball ops.

Stevens has since made pivotal moves, trading for players like Al Horford, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jrue Holiday, putting himself in the conversation to win the NBA’s 2024 Executive of the Year award.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast took some time to talk it over on a recent episode — check it out above!

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Wyc Grousbeck is a big fan of how the Boston Celtics have played to start the season

The Celtics lead governor also touched on a recently released sitcom based loosely on his life.

Boston Celtics lead governor and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck recently expressed his happiness with the ball club’s performance at the beginning of the NBA’s 2023-24 season during a guest appearance on WEEI’s “Greg Hill Show,” a popular New England sports radio show.

Pointing to the newfound leadership of Celtics All-NBA forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum as one of the engines driving that success, Grousbeck also touched on the role of hiring former Boston champion guard Sam Cassell as an assistant coach under head coach Joe Mazzulla, and even on the idea to elevate former Boston coach Brad Stevens to President of Basketball Operations.

The Celtics lead governor also touched on a recently released sitcom based loosely on his life.

Check it out above!

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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On this day: Boston Basketball Partners announce purchase of team

On this day in 2002, Boston Basketball Partners formally announced their purchase of the Boston Celtics from former owner Paul Gaston.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Boston Basketball Partners, L.L.C. announced that they had completed the purchase of the Celtics NBA basketball franchise from the previous owners in 2002.

Boston Basketball Partners is an investment firm made up of a managing board comprised of Wyc Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca, and The Abbey Group (consisting of Robert Epstein, Paul Edgerley, Glenn Hutchins, and James Pallotta), who together purchased the team from owner Paul Gaston. Previously announced on September 27th that the partners would purchase the team pending NBA approval, the investment group issued a press release formally announcing the transfer of the club.

“We are extremely excited to be a part of the glory and tradition that is the Boston Celtics,” related Managing Partner H. Irving Grousbeck via the Celtics.

Rising Boston Celtics payroll doesn’t seem to bother Wyc Grousbeck

If adding additional star power to the Boston Celtics has made lead Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck nervous about his ballooning payroll, it isn’t showing

If adding additional star power to the Boston Celtics has made lead Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck nervous about his ballooning payroll, it isn’t showing. Speaking on the call during NBC Sports Boston’s broadcast of Boston’s blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers, Grousbeck said via Boston Dot Com’s Kaley Brown that “when you bring in great guys … the attention goes to the great guys and the next five guys can really thrive” of the team’s newest additions.

New signee of a historic supermax contract extension Jaylen Brown, in particular, was singled out not just for his play, but what the Celtics co-owner thought of his front office’s investment.

“It’s been the best anybody’s ever seen him play, I think. It’s great because he comes in with more pressure, he recognizes the supermax,” added Grousbeck.

“You invest in making the team as good as it can be. If you can’t do that, you can’t be the Celtics’ owner. That was a simple one.”

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If a new sitcom reminds you of Wyc Grousbeck’s life, it’s no accident

‘Extended Family’ was inspired by the unconventional family dynamics of Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, his wife Emilia Fazzalari, and her ex-husband George Geyer.

If you find yourself watching an unfamiliar NBC sitcom that seems oddly familiar but also not, it isn’t just you. “Extended Family,” a new NBC sitcom, was inspired by the unconventional family life of Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, his wife Emilia Fazzalari, and her ex-husband George Geyer. The show explores the lives of divorced couple Jim and Julia, portrayed by Jon Cryer and Abigail Spencer, who continue to maintain an amicable relationship while co-parenting their two children.

Instead of the traditional arrangement of children moving between their parents’ homes, the show introduces the concept of “nesting,” where parents alternate living in the same home. Adding complexity, Spencer’s character gets engaged to Trey, a fictionalized version of Grousbeck, played by Donald Faison.

The series takes a positive approach to divorce, portraying the characters as navigating their blended family with humor and cooperation.

Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck on the second season of ‘Winning Time’

“We were thrilled that that second season of “Winning Time” contained two Celtics championships,” related Grousbeck.

While it might have taken a while to win her over, Los Angeles Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss would admit she is a fan of the now-canceled “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” HBO series, but Boston Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck did not hesitate to share his interest in the series when asked about it in a recent interview with the “Bloomberg Talks” podcast. “We were thrilled that that second season of “Winning Time” contained two Celtics championships,” related Grousbeck.

“We’re great friends with the owner of the Lakers, Jeanie Buss,” continued the Celtics Governor. “She’s a close friend of ours and our partner in our Cinco (de Oro) Tequila as a matter of fact.”

“So we’re friends even though we’re competitors, and we’ve had two finals against the Lakers just in the last 20 years that I’ve been around.”

“(Lakers – Celtics NBA Finals are) always a lot of fun,” said Grousbeck. “We’d love to have another one.”

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Celtics Governor Wyc Grousbeck on Boston being a second apron team: ‘We haven’t blinked at all’

“We’re going to be over the second apron, I believe … and paying those penalties, but that’s the way life is,” said Grousbeck.

The Boston Celtics are one of the NBA’s more expensive teams now and are only looking at getting more expensive with Jaylen Brown‘s supermax contract extension kicking in next season, Jayson Tatum poised to sign his own, and potential extensions on the table for everyone from Jrue Holiday and Derrick White to Payton Pritchard set to help Boston’s payroll balloon.

But if you are worried about whether the team’s ownership group has the stomach for such expenditures, team Governor Wyc Grousbeck had plenty to say about the club’s pending spending spree at Holiday’s introductory press conference Wednesday. Asked if the new financial considerations introduced by the league’s second apron and all the punitive measures that come with it, Grousbeck answered via the NBA “We haven’t blinked at all.”

“I was part of the committee that put the aprons in place with the players’ committee, and we’re aware of all that,” he added.

“We’re going to be over the second apron, I believe … and paying those penalties, but that’s the way life is,” said Grousbeck. “It’s designed so we can have more competition in the league, and we’re fine with competition as long as we win.”

If that is not music to the ears of Celtics fans, we don’t know what is.

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