WATCH: The Derrick White trade shows Brad Stevens is in WIN-NOW mode for the Boston Celtics

While the team can still improve more in the offseason, this is not a roster built with the expectations of a first-round exit.

While we understand if the 112 – 111 home loss to the Detroit Pistons this past Wednesday might have brought back some lingering doubts, by all accounts, the Boston Celtics made moves at the 2022 NBA trade deadline to win now as well as in the future. And while they may not have quite the roster construction needed to win it all with the way that they have played of late, they are also inching closer as their young roster polish their games.

Kwani A. Lunis, A. Sherrod Blakely, and Gary Washburn, the hosts of the CLNS Media “A-List” podcast, recently got together to talk about the goals, expectations and ceiling of this Celtics roster post-trade deadline.

“I’m impressed with what they’ve done,” shared Washburn.

“The addition of Derrick White, we’ll see how that develops,” he added. “Nothing but thumbs up in terms of what they’ve been able to do.”

Check out the clip embedded above and see if you agree with their assessment!

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