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After being eliminated from the postseason on Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics front office will reportedly undergo significant changes.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is “expected to assume a more prominent front office role with the team” with Danny Ainge likely to step down as president of basketball operations.
Wojnarowski added that Stevens’ new role will open up Boston’s head-coaching job.
Despite making the playoffs, the Celtics had a disappointing 2020-21 season overall. They dealt with a series of injuries to key players and finished 36-36 during the regular season, their worst record since the 2014-15 campaign (40-42).
Boston lost to the Brooklyn Nets in five games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Expectations were high for the Celtics coming into this season. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals last year in the bubble before losing to the Miami Heat in six games.
It marked the third time in the past four seasons that Boston reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but it was never able to get over the final hurdle to play in the NBA Finals.
Stevens has been the Celtics head coach since July 2013. The 44-year-old ranks fourth in franchise history with 636 games coached and 354 victories. He led the team to the playoffs in each of the past seven seasons.
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