Brad Stevens voted NBA Executive of the Year
Stevens has been the team's president of basketball operations since 2021.
Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, having positioned his team for a possible title run as the Eastern Conference’s top seed, was voted the 2023-2024 NBA Executive of the Year.
The announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon along with the voting results. Fellow basketball executives from across the NBA made the choice, selecting Stevens by a clear margin.
According to the voting, Stevens received 16 first-place votes, six second-place votes, and three third-place votes. His first-place vote total was four times that of the closest challengers (Sam Presti of Oklahoma City and Tim Connelly of Minnesota).
Based on the assigned point totals corresponding to which “place” an executive was voted into, Stevens amassed 101 points. Presti was second with 47.
Stevens, 47, has shaped (and reshaped) Boston’s roster since moving up to his current post from the head coaching role in 2019. Among his most notable moves in the past year was the decision to acquire Kristaps Porzingis in a three-team trade involving the Grizzlies and Wizards.
As part of the deal, Stevens dealt longtime Celtic (and fan favorite) Marcus Smart. Still, despite making a potentially polarizing decision, Stevens has so far been vindicated by the move. Boston compiled a league-best 64-18 regular season record.
Stevens is the third Celtics executive to win the award, following Danny Ainge (2008) and Red Auerbach (1980).
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