Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens won't be leaving his job as the lead executive of the defending NBA champions to coach Indiana, he told the Field of 68. Stevens, 48, is an Indiana native who built his basketball reputation as the head coach at Butler from 2007-13 before coaching the Celtics from 2013-21.

Celtics de facto general manager Brad Stevens told Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 that he is not a candidate for the job on Friday. The job isn’t currently open, but Mike Woodson is stepping down at the end of the season.

Boston Celtics' President of Basketball Operations, Brad Stevens, recently went on Jeff Goodman's Field of 68 Podcast to say that he is happy in his role in Boston and not interested in the Indiana coaching job.

A little more than a week ago, a not-so-insignificant portion of the Indiana fan base believed there was actual momentum behind the idea Brad Stevens might willingly leave his job running the world champion Boston Celtics to coach at a place whose last 20 years on paper look a lot more like,

A little more than a week ago, a not-so-insignificant portion of the Indiana fan base believed there was actual momentum behind the idea Brad Stevens might willingly leave his job running the world champion Boston Celtics to coach at a place whose last 20 years on paper look a lot more like,

Despite his deep ties to the Hoosier State, Brad Stevens has bowed out of the looming Indiana men's basketball head coaching vacancy.

Most notable and probably most devastating to Indiana fans was the announcement that Brad Stevens would be staying with the Boston Celtics. Stevens has been a dream candidate for Indiana in each of the last two hiring cycles before announcing publicly that he would not be returning to the college ranks.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens won't be leaving his job as the lead executive of the defending NBA champions to coach Indiana, he told the Field of 68. Stevens, 48, is an Indiana native who built his basketball reputation as the head coach at Butler from 2007-13 before coaching the Celtics from 2013-21.

Stevens is much too smart for that and said so to Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman, which was actually the best gift he could have given Indiana athletics director Scott Dolson, who no longer has to operate a coaching search with his entire fan base huffing the highest quality hopium.