Previously, Mr. Brad Stevens left many marks in coaching at the Boston Celtics, including appearing many times on the Coach of The Year nomination list – the best coach of the tournament.
Although he has now moved to the team’s leadership team and is in charge of the position of President in charge of the Celtics’ profession, Mr. Stevens still shows his once-in-a-lifetime talent.
On May 1, Vietnam time, the NBA officially announced the Executive of The Year award, honoring the best Professional President or Technical Director of the season.
The owner of this title is none other than Brad Stevens, the “chief architect” behind the Boston Celtics’ team with the best win-loss record in the entire NBA.
Mr. Brad Stevens prevailed over runner-up Sam Presti, Technical Director of the first-place Western team Oklahoma City Thunder. Stevens’ number of votes is double that of Presti, creating the largest gap in voting for NBA individual awards to date.
To create the strongest NBA Regular Season 2023-24 squad, Mr. Brad Stevens made many blockbuster deals last summer.
The highlight is the recruitment of big man with a history of injury Kristaps Porzingis, and the exchange of “god” Marcus Smart for defensive expert Jrue Holiday.
These moves once caused a lot of skepticism among experts as well as the fan community, but in the end it brought results when the Celtics had 64 wins in the Regular Season, achieving the 4th best overall record in the season. The club’s rich history and tradition.
Not only do they top the East, the Boston Celtics also have the best win-loss record in the entire NBA, which helps them have home-field advantage throughout the 2024 Playoffs.
Back in mid-2021, Mr. Brad Stevens, still the coach of the Boston Celtics, suddenly announced his resignation as club captain. Instead of holding the tactical board, he wanted to become the technical director of the team and was approved by the Celtics.
Since then, a series of changes that the GM born in 1979 brought have all contributed to the success this season. Some moves include recruiting Derrick White, welcoming Al Horford back to Boston or two blockbusters Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis…
Mr. Stevens also maintained the Celtics’ roster structure by flexibly rotating the salary budget. Both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown had a rift at times but now want to stick with Boston, also a mark of Brad Stevens.
Experts assess that Brad Stevens has done very well to create a team capable of winning the championship. Now, head coach Joe Mazzulla and the players will do the rest to quench the Boston Celtics’ 16-year championship drought.
As of the day Mr. Brad Stevens was honored as Executive of The Year, the Celtics were leading the Miami Heat with a score of 3-1 in the first round series of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
