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Brad Stevens to get every opportunity to succeed as Celtics coach

No executive is more aggressive, more of a gunslinger than Ainge, and in hiring Stevens, he has reinforced that rep. He went outside the box and grabbed one
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Brad Stevens to get every opportunity to succeed as Celtics coach
Brad Stevens to get every opportunity to succeed as Celtics coach

No executive is more aggressive, more of a gunslinger than Ainge, and in hiring Stevens, he has reinforced that rep. He went outside the box and grabbed one of the most sought after college coaches on the map with the hope that, in time, he will duplicate that success in the NBA. A new era is beginning in Boston. Whether Stevens proves to be the man to lead it or the next college coach to land on the scrap heap is, at this point, anyone's guess.

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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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