The turnover has not dragged on, and it is significant. According to information confirmed by ESPN (Adrian Wojnarowski) et The Athletic (Shams Sharania) in particular, then confirmed by the club in stride, Brad Stevens, coach of the Boston Celtics since 2013, will no longer coach the franchise from next season. He will replace the president of basketball operations, the legendary Danny Ainge, who has decided to leave the position he has held since 2003. A game of musical chairs mainly caused by the Massachusetts franchise’s first round loss to the Brooklyn Nets (1-4), while having given the impression of a lack of progress.
Still according to the American press, and in particular the very informed Wojnarowski, Ainge had been considering leaving his place in Boston for several months. As for Stevens, he would have appeared “ tired of coaching from the bubble (of Orlando) and welcomed the opportunity to transition into an executive position ».
Stevens will naturally be in charge of finding a new coach for the Celtics. The names of Jason Kidd (current assistant at the Los Angeles Lakers) or Lloyd Pierce (ex-coach of Atlanta) have already surfaced.