Celtics hire Butler's Brad Stevens as head coach

“Our family is thrilled for the opportunity given to us by the leadership of the Boston Celtics, but it is emotional to leave a place that we have called home for the past 13 years,” Stevens said in a statement released by the Butler University. “WeUnderneath the madness of information with NBA free agency, the Boston Celtics quietly announced the hiring of Butler University coach Brad Stevens as their next head coach on Wednesday. The Boston Herald reports Stevens' new deal is a six-year Humming along, day before a national holiday, late afternoon, nothing to see here—wait, holy shit, Brad Stevens just took the head coach position with the Boston Celtics. The 36-year-old Stevens had been in charge at Butler Danny Ainge has chosen Butler's Brad Stevens to replace Doc Rivers as head coach of the Boston Celtics. The team's announcement came as a shock to fans

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