NBA Recognizes Celtics' Brad Stevens With Major Honor
Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics president of basketball operations, has been named the 2025-26 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year, marking his second win of the award after previously earning it in 2023-24. Under Stevens' leadership since 2021, the Celtics have reached two NBA Finals and won the 2024 championship. The team finished the 2025-26 regular season with a 56-26 record, securing the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Stevens won the award by a decisive voting margin over Atlanta's Onsi Saleh and Detroit's Trajan Langdon.
- ▪Brad Stevens is the 12th person in NBA history to win the Executive of the Year award multiple times.
- ▪Stevens transitioned from head coach to president of basketball operations for the Celtics in 2021.
- ▪The Celtics have recorded at least 50 wins in every season since Stevens took over the front office.
- ▪Boston won the 2024 NBA championship under Stevens' basketball operations leadership.
- ▪The Celtics lead the Philadelphia 76ers 3-1 in their first-round playoff series as of the announcement.
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By Matt AudiletContributing Sports WriterShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens is the 2025-26 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday.This is the second time Stevens has been recognized with the coveted front-office award, winning it for the first time in 2023-24. The 49-year-old executive is the 12th person in NBA history to win the award on multiple occasions.Stevens, the Celtics' former head coach, took over as Boston's president of basketball operations in 2021.
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