Former teammate and Celtics assistant coach Evan Turner recently sung Brown's praises when it came to how the Georgia native has been leading Boston early in their current campaign in an interview on the NBC Sports Boston "Celtics Talk" podcast. "I think he's done an amazing job," said Turner. I think he's done an unbelievable job."

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 113-105 on Friday night for their first victory in the NBA Cup in-season tournament.

The trio of Jordan Walsh, Josh Minott and Hugo Gonzalez have had their moments to open the season, which is a plus for the future.

Simons epitomized the reality in front of Boston for that Nets loss, and was not being offered as an excuse for how the Celtics played.

The Celtics could be a team to watch out for in the trade maket, but they don't want to take too much money back.