Anfernee Simons on Celtics trade, reliving Damian Lillard’s 2019 playoff run | View From The Rafters
Get to know the history and personality of one of the newest Celtics, Anfernee Simons, as he joins View From The Rafters for the first time. Simons explains why he believes the Celtics culture and coaching will take his game to another level this season. He also opens up about some of the most emotional and “craziest” experiences of his NBA career, including having a front-row seat to Damian Lillard’s game-winner against the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2019, and scoring 43 points the day after his grandfather passed away in 2022.
00:30 – Simons talks Celtics culture and how he learned about the trade 🔁
02:56 – Simons on why he’s excited to play in Boston ☘️
07:10 – Payton Pritchard stories from their overlapping time in Portland 🌲
09:30 – Growing up in Orlando and being around the Orlando Magic 🪄
12:25 – Simons’ unique career path, including skipping college basketball 🎓
15:37 – Early years in Portland and watching Damian Lillard play 0️⃣
18:40 – Comparing his dad and Joe Mazzulla’s coaching styles 🏀
19:50 – Reliving his emotional 43-point game the night after his grandfather passed away 💚
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6 Comments
Anferno 🔥🍀
He’s happy to be here 😁
A good player that was added to a team that has been taken apart and as a longtime Celtic fan, it disappoints me that the new owners are a little bit offkilter right now! I understand getting rid of some of those contracts, but they didn’t replace anybody of those people that they left, with the kind of skill set that they had… Not even one additional player
he reminds me of isaiah thomas man
Simons need start next game 🤔🧐🤨
Anfernee “You know” Simons 😂
But on a serious note I never understood why ppl wanted Simons to be traded before he even played a game, dude is a walking bucket I hope we keep him!