The Boston Celtics traded Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks in a three-team deal involving the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat on Wednesday, just hours before the team hosted the Toronto Raptors.

The Celtics acquired Joel Anthony, a conditional first-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers, a 2016 second-round pick from the Heat and cash considerations in the deal.

With Rajon Rondo still sidelined — he is rumored to be returning on Friday night — the Celtics were forced to start rookie Phil Pressey against the Raptors. Jeff Green, one of the few holdovers from last year’s squad, reacted to the deal solemnly.

"We’ve got to go out there and play. Trades happen,” Green said. "There’s nothing you can do about it, guys just have to step up and play.”

Brad Stevens pulled the team together during shootaround to inform them that Brooks and Crawford were being dealt.

"My job here is to play basketball. I’m not concerned with what happens in trade," Green said. “Danny [Ainge] is doing what he has to do to make us better, whether it’s now or later. Whatever happens, it happens.

“We’ve still got five guys that can go out there and play. We can still go out and win.”

Green was introduced to the business side of basketball three years ago when the surging Oklahoma City Thunder traded him to the Celtics as part of a four-player trade in mid-February. His past has seemingly made him jaded to trades.

"Like I did when I was traded, you move to the next city," he said. "In my case now, you wish the guys the best of luck and continue to play my butt of here."

While Green clearly wasn’t happy to see Crawford and Brooks traded, he expressed more concern over Boston’s losing record than anything else. They entered play on Wednesday at 13-26 with nine straight losses.

"The only thing you can control is the winning and the losing, that’s the only thing that’s upsetting," he lamented. "I feel we have a better team than our record shows. No matter what trades happen, we’ve got to go out and play. That’s what we have to continue to do."