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“It is a celebration for one of our teammates that has went through a journey and worked his ass off to get to where he is today. And so we appreciate that about our teammate, and we come together as a team to win the game.” (3/6/2026)

“It’s been a long journey, and the culmination of a new journey begins today. It’s a credit to him for the work ethic that he’s put in, and the support staff — his family and also the support staff of the Celtics — getting to this point. So now we start another one.” (3/6/2026)

“I may not even be alive by that day….I go to bed questionable and I wake up probable.” (3/5/2026)

“We want to validate work ethic. We want to validate the process by trusting all 12, 13, 14, or 15 guys that are in the game.” (3/3/2026)

"I think, regardless of if Payton's coming off the bench or not, he just plays at a level. I mean, he just has the ability to impact the game in different ways, and so it doesn't matter where he's at in the rotation." (2/20/2026)

“He played well.” (3/2/2026)

""So it's not about what he's best at; he's good at a lot of things." (2/22/2026)

"I think he just has continued to get better, understand what his role is for us, understand how to do that every night." (2/25/2026)

“We’ll see how we approach our preparation for our next game, and that will dictate how well we’ve handled today.” (2/25/2026)

"The story's not done. We are only a product of what we do tomorrow, what we do the next day, and that's just the story." (2/23/2026)

“He said that? That’s awesome.” (2/22/2026)

“I don’t operate on feel. I live by principle.” (2/21/2026)

“He was at practice.” (2/22/2026)

“I don't have to encourage him to do those things." (2/10/2026)

"Whether it’s their shot making, whether it’s their fouling, whether it’s their offensive rebounds—you can only hold down the fort for so long." (2/8/2026)

“I don't know what he does at home. He's got a wife and kids, so I hope he's spending time with them, but he cares about the details, he cares about wanting to get it right, and he wants to win. So I trust the process of his preparation.” (2/11/2026)

“It really just depends on how we attack the week from a recovery standpoint and then how we attack heading back into it.” (2/11/2026)

"There's a lot of people that, you know, make sure everything's going smooth—you know, on and off the court—and we've had a few games this year that have had both and watching that process...very appreciative of that. So just thankful for the gift and, you know, thankful for what they do." (2/11/26)

“I just think they’re a team that’s developed identity over the course of the season.” (1/26/2026)

"Just because we played well tonight doesn't mean anything the next day." (1/18/2026)

“Everyone’s impacted by stuff differently.” (1/27/2026)

“We just added a new guy to the team. Everyone's impacted in some type of way, just human beings. So it's naturally going to go like that. And you've got my stupidity that I'm doing, trying to get prepared for everything, so I thought they handled it really well.” (2/6/2026)

“We’re in a great spot.” (2/6/2026)

“Payton’s a competitor. He wants to win. He wants to do what’s best for our team. I thought that gave us the best chance to win.” (2/3/2026)

“You have to understand that they’re more than just basketball players.” (2/3/2026)

“The best thing about this roster is each guy's ability to impact winning in different ways … Every guy on this roster has helped us win a game, possessions, end of quarters, starter quarters. And to me, that's just the most important thing.” (2/1/2026)

"I look at disruption as a positive." (1/29/2026)

“There's a bunch of clips that we'll show and that's one of them, so the fact that you noticed that is important for our team. But he makes plays like that every single night.” (2/1/2026)

“You just stick to the process every day.” (2/1/2026)

“It’s important that he gets the rest he needs…I always like when some of those guys sit because they get to see the game from a different perspective.” (1/30/2026)