S2E10: Brad Stevens Opens Up About Leaving Coaching and the Celtics’ Season

Ten months after shocking the basketball world by leaving the sidelines to take the President of Basketball Operations job for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens joins the pod for his first lengthy and exclusive conversation about the entire process. With his good friend Sean Grande on the pod with him, you’ll hear a whole new side of the new Celtics boss. What prompted him to switch roles? What does he have to say about his new responsibilities, including hiring a new coach and navigating the trade deadline? What does he think about the potential of this year’s team? Stevens touches on all of that and much more with Marc and Grande.

1:00 – Grande explains how and why he and Brad Stevens became close friends

8:55 – Brad Stevens explains why he moved from coaching into President of Basketball Operations for the Celtics

11:25 – Stevens comments on the impact he felt from the two COVID seasons and the bubble

15:30 – Stevens gives his take on the key differences between his current role and coaching

19:30 – Listen to Stevens recall his first trade deadline experience

23:15 – Stevens goes into the hiring of Ime Udoka and how Udoka has performed this season

28:15 – What’s it like trading someone for the first time? Stevens answers that question

29:50 – Marc asks Stevens about his incredible basketball intuition

35:20 – Marc and Grande react to their conversation with Stevens

39:15 – Grande comments on Stevens taking on his new role, as a new challenge

40:00 – Marc revisits his experiences of interacting with Stevens’ intuition

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