Brad Stevens spent eight years as Celtics head coach prior to moving upstairs to his current role as President of Basketball Operations prior to the 2021-22 season. Considering his time in college, he has spent twenty years as a coach (14 seasons as a head coach) during his career and less than a year and a half as an executive. It only stands to reason that Stevens’ long-standing experience as a head coach would have a significant impact on how he approaches roster construction.
Indeed, Stevens has decisively reshaped the Celtics roster since taking over. While his predecessor, Danny Ainge, built an excellent talent foundation primarily through the draft (see: Tatum, Brown, Smart, Rob, Grant, Pritchard), Stevens has accentuated that preexisting talent base with savvy, veteran acquisitions and overseen a roster that has the most wins in the NBA (including playoffs) since the beginning of his front office tenure.