Why Did Brad Stevens Become President? Brad Stevens, a former professional basketball coach, departed his role as a coach to become the head of basketball operations.
Since being named head coach of the NBA’s Boston Celtics on July 3, 2013, Brad Stevens had been in charge of the team. He led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference finals in the 2015 playoffs as a head coach.
He is currently the CEO of the Boston Celtics basketball team, and he was celebrating their recent victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Jayson Tatum went off at both ends, Robert Williams returned to the lineup, and we’ve got those 3-0 feels on a Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/O4UdYFX5G8
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2022
Why Did Brad Stevens Become President? Celtics Coach Left Coaching Career To Lead As Team President
Brad Stevens accepted the position as a team president thus leaving his role as head coach for the Boston Celtics.
He is currently the President and head of the Basketball Operations for the Cletics.
Brad worked as the head coach for Boston Celtics for eight years before leaving it.
The decision of Brad to leave the position as Celtics head coach and embark on a new journey as the President of Basketball Operation came when former President Danny Ainge resigned from the post in 2021.
Danny had made impressive achievements in his tenure by winning two titles with the Celtics and appearing in six NBA Finals. While Stevens during his coach regime went 354-282 during eight seasons and made three trips to the Eastern Conference finals.
After being appointed to the new post Brad is focusing on the team and working on them through the lens of the executive basketball.
Where Is Brad Stevens Now? Coach Accepts Celtics Basketball Team President Position
Brad Stevens is now working as President of the Basketball Operation of the NBA’s Boston Celtics. He was appointed to the position in 2021, and it has been nearly one year of him working as the new President.
In the recent victory of the Boston Celtics over the Brooklyn Nets, he was talking about the match with the NBC Sports Boston.
During the interview, he expressed that if he was a coach, he would be studying the match, but as the President, he is there rejoicing in the achievements of the team.
Did Brad Stevens Retire From Coaching Entirely?
Brad Stevens left the position of the head coach and is focused on his new position as the president. But he has not released any statement or revealed about him retiring entirely as a coach.
There were rumors that he might be leaving his current position to take the position as the head coach of The Lakers. But according to Si, he clears the rumors by addressing them and saying he is content with his recent position and won’t be taking the job.
