President Brad Stevens - Executive of the Year

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He also extended Joe when the interim tag was removed in February 2023.

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Brad saw the damage personal agendas and playing for contracts did back in 2018-19. Never again.

Haven’t even counted the Springer extension yet.

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He better hope JWH doesn’t buy this team. He’ll be on a real short leash.

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Brad Stevens turns 48 on the day the 18th banner is raised in TD Garden. Hopefully not the only one in the Stevens era.

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It’s not been talked about enough how Stevens contributed to the evolution of modern offenses.

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Yea, but the current Celtics almost never do this. It’s almost always a ball handler at the top, one screener, and three shooters spread around the line.

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It’s not been talked about enough how Stevens contributed to the evolution of modern offenses.

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Brad Stevens trading back three times during the 2023 draft from the #25 pick to the #38 pick to select Jordan Walsh and pick up the draft capital to add Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer at the deadline is such an underrated part of his tenure as an executive. He turned a pick that has like a 75% chance of being a bust into three future rotation players.

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My FEOTY.

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My FEOTY.

He must have an amazing palate…you can see him noticing the subtle flowery notes in that bottled water.

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Brad Stevens turns 48 on the day the 18th banner is raised in TD Garden. Hopefully not the only one in the Stevens era.

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Who's Brad scouting ???

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“I would venture to say I’ve been very fortunate with the organization I’ve been with, with all the teammates that I’ve had, and I’ve had three of the best coaches I could have possibly had, especially at the time in my life,” Tatum said.

Tatum spent the first five years of his career under current president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. While Tatum spoke fondly of Stevens’ impacts, he admitted the younger version of himself butting heads at time with his ex-boss.

“Brad believing in a 19 year old kid and teaching me about the NBA and the ins and outs,” Tatum said. “At times I was frustrated with Brad and I wanted a bigger role or whatever, but I appreciate the relationship that me and Brad have and how he allowed me to grow through that process."

"I think it was just a good time for a change,” Tatum said. “Brad had done an amazing job for 10 years or whatever it was. Sometimes you just need a different voice and a different style of coaching.

Source: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/01/jayson-tatum-gives-candid-assessment-of-former-celtics-coach.html

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“I would venture to say I’ve been very fortunate with the organization I’ve been with, with all the teammates that I’ve had, and I’ve had three of the best coaches I could have possibly had, especially at the time in my life,” Tatum said.

Tatum spent the first five years of his career under current president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. While Tatum spoke fondly of Stevens’ impacts, he admitted the younger version of himself butting heads at time with his ex-boss.

“Brad believing in a 19 year old kid and teaching me about the NBA and the ins and outs,” Tatum said. “At times I was frustrated with Brad and I wanted a bigger role or whatever, but I appreciate the relationship that me and Brad have and how he allowed me to grow through that process."

"I think it was just a good time for a change,” Tatum said. “Brad had done an amazing job for 10 years or whatever it was. Sometimes you just need a different voice and a different style of coaching.

Source: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/01/jayson-tatum-gives-candid-assessment-of-former-celtics-coach.html

I give a ton of credit to Stevens because he put the team ahead of himself. It wasn't like he was an old geezer that couldn't deal with the young rich kids. He was a successful HC in his early 40's with below average rosters. He could have taken that 70mil deal and coached the Hoosiers after 21', but he felt that the professional game is where he belonged. I don't know what he's making now but I would assume it's peanuts to what he could be making whether it be in college or the pro's as a head coach. He only had 2 losing seasons as a HC and they were his first 2.

Sometimes people can have a relationship but they may not want to admit that they don't relate with each other. After watching Stevens, JT and even JB, I see 3 guys who are genuine good people (and I'm not being a homer) who will do anything to not butt heads because of their character. Unlike other past players we know who I won't mention can destroy locker rooms, coaching relationships and teammate relationships. Lucky to have those 3 guys in this organization, but maybe that little jolt of Ime opened up a different side of JT and JB that helped them get to where they are today. They had a good relationship but more importantly they related well to one another.

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“I would venture to say I’ve been very fortunate with the organization I’ve been with, with all the teammates that I’ve had, and I’ve had three of the best coaches I could have possibly had, especially at the time in my life,” Tatum said.

Tatum spent the first five years of his career under current president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. While Tatum spoke fondly of Stevens’ impacts, he admitted the younger version of himself butting heads at time with his ex-boss.

“Brad believing in a 19 year old kid and teaching me about the NBA and the ins and outs,” Tatum said. “At times I was frustrated with Brad and I wanted a bigger role or whatever, but I appreciate the relationship that me and Brad have and how he allowed me to grow through that process."

"I think it was just a good time for a change,” Tatum said. “Brad had done an amazing job for 10 years or whatever it was. Sometimes you just need a different voice and a different style of coaching.

Source: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/01/jayson-tatum-gives-candid-assessment-of-former-celtics-coach.html

I give a ton of credit to Stevens because he put the team ahead of himself. It wasn't like he was an old geezer that couldn't deal with the young rich kids. He was a successful HC in his early 40's with below average rosters. He could have taken that 70mil deal and coached the Hoosiers after 21', but he felt that the professional game is where he belonged. I don't know what he's making now but I would assume it's peanuts to what he could be making whether it be in college or the pro's as a head coach. He only had 2 losing seasons as a HC and they were his first 2.

Sometimes people can have a relationship but they may not want to admit that they don't relate with each other. After watching Stevens, JT and even JB, I see 3 guys who are genuine good people (and I'm not being a homer) who will do anything to not butt heads because of their character. Unlike other past players we know who I won't mention can destroy locker rooms, coaching relationships and teammate relationships. Lucky to have those 3 guys in this organization, but maybe that little jolt of Ime opened up a different side of JT and JB that helped them get to where they are today. They had a good relationship but more importantly they related well to one another.

I would add Al Horford into that mix.

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Source: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/01/jayson-tatum-gives-candid-assessment-of-former-celtics-coach.html

I give a ton of credit to Stevens because he put the team ahead of himself. It wasn't like he was an old geezer that couldn't deal with the young rich kids. He was a successful HC in his early 40's with below average rosters. He could have taken that 70mil deal and coached the Hoosiers after 21', but he felt that the professional game is where he belonged. I don't know what he's making now but I would assume it's peanuts to what he could be making whether it be in college or the pro's as a head coach. He only had 2 losing seasons as a HC and they were his first 2.

Sometimes people can have a relationship but they may not want to admit that they don't relate with each other. After watching Stevens, JT and even JB, I see 3 guys who are genuine good people (and I'm not being a homer) who will do anything to not butt heads because of their character. Unlike other past players we know who I won't mention can destroy locker rooms, coaching relationships and teammate relationships. Lucky to have those 3 guys in this organization, but maybe that little jolt of Ime opened up a different side of JT and JB that helped them get to where they are today. They had a good relationship but more importantly they related well to one another.

I would add Al Horford into that mix.

From a teammate perspective, absolutely Al has been huge for their development, but I left him out because I went with the coach angle between JT/JB and Stevens/Ime.