Brad Stevens: Free-agent sales pitch more about banners than coach

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Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens seems flattered when it’s suggested to him that free agents might consider Boston as a destination because of his presence, but he firmly believes that the 17 championship banners that hang above the TD Garden floor are the team’s biggest attraction.

During an interview with Boston sports radio WEEI on Monday, Stevens said he’ll be part of Boston’s recruitment of top free agents this summer, but suggested that the sales pitch is more likely to focus on how those players could help restore Boston to championship contender and be part of the Celtics’ tradition.

“I’ll play an active role. I’ll do anything I can as far as meeting with guys, calling guys, whatever I can after the July 1 time frame when we’re given the go-ahead to meet with those guys,” Stevens told the “Dale and Holley” program. “The best selling point, I would say that I’m probably not near that. I think that the tradition, the history, the city, the way that the city embrace[s] the Celtics, the way that our players feel about being Celtics, the amount of pride they’ve taken in that and, this group in particular, how thankful they’ve been to get a chance to play in front of these …

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