The Boston Celtics are coming off a championship season that saw GM Brad Stevens receive Executive of the Year for the way he constructed a championship roster in 2023-24.

Stevens moved on from team-favorite Marcus Smart to get Kristaps Porzingis and two first round picks. He then turned over two future first round picks with Malcolm Brogdon and Robert Williams to get Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers.

Stevens also solidified his roster by re-signing all of Boston’s top players for at least the next two seasons, further lengthening their window of championship opportunities.

By far the most important thing Stevens has done for the Celtics as GM is acquiring Derrick White and watching him transform into an All-NBA defender and essential player on a championship team.

Stevens also brought back Al Horford because he knew what Horford brought to the table back when he was a coach and how he propels this group to higher heights.

The thing that Stevens doesn’t get credit for is drafting the franchise cornerstones of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum and it’s an important distinction when it comes to evaluating and ranking their front office.

Stevens, however, gets credit for negotiating the two largest contracts in NBA history with Brown ($304 million) and Tatum ($315 million) receiving sueprmax deals that at the time of signings made them the largest deals in NBA history.

The reigning Executive of the Year also gets credit for promoting Joe Mazzulla into his now head coaching position.

The Athletic polled 40 NBA executives to rank the best front office’s in the league. They factor in short-long term success and calculating the value of their contracts in a market constraint CBA and how a front office navigates the process of building a team.

The Celtics ranked No. 2 with 250-points on The Athletic’s scoring system. Each executive selected their top five front offices, with points awarded: 10 points for first, seven for second, etc.

They do mention Boston’s pending sale and use that to factor in the potential future of the team.

It’s also worth mentioning that Boston’s roster has some age to it with Horford (38) and Jrue Holiday (34), which also factors into the equation.

That said, Boston is a top team in the NBA that is arguably the most feared in the league when fully healthy.

The future of the Celtics sits on the shoulders of the future owner(s) or group. Are they going to be as willing to open their wallet as Wyc Grousbeck’s family and partnerships were to do anything possible for a championship?

We’ll have to wait and see.

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