5/20/2023 0 Comments The Hunt by Brad Stevens![]() ![]() ![]() Tatum and Brown represent both the promise and pressure in Boston. Now Stevens will need to have similar success to maximize a team headlined by two of the best young players in the world, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. But Ainge got more big decisions right than he got wrong. The almost moves have become a running joke for fans on NBA Twitter. How will Stevens transition to a personnel role? How will his measured but calculated persona as a coach translate? Will he make ballsy moves like Ainge did for nearly two decades?Īinge has been criticized in recent years for the moves he didn’t make: trading for James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, or Anthony Davis. Stevens has no front-office experience, and has been in the NBA since only 2013, when the Celtics plucked him from Butler. Presti is a proven front-office boss who steered a small-market team to great success through savvy acquisitions and wise draft picks. Stevens, meanwhile, will absorb Ainge’s role and immediately start a search for a new head coach.īefore hiring Stevens, league sources say Celtics ownership considered other internal candidates and even pondered pursuing Sam Presti, a Massachusetts native who has run the Thunder since they were still the Sonics. Only time will tell whether the 62-year-old will take on a role elsewhere. Ainge is stepping down from his role as president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, the team announced Wednesday. ![]()
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