Brad Stevens on taking Lakers HC job: 'I'm definitely not doing that'

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Celtics GM Brad Stevens dismisses idea of taking Lakers HC job: 'I'm definitely not doing that'

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 4/14/22

The Los Angeles Lakers 2021-22 season may be over, but the Boston Celtics are hoping that their run to a record-breaking 18th NBA championship is just beginning. Celtics general manager Brad Stevens was asked about the Lakers head-coaching vacancy on Thursday and threw cold water on the idea of returning to coaching with Boston's bitter rival.

Brad Stevens on @Toucherandrich asked if he would be interested in the Lakers coaching job: "I definitely would not leave the Celtics to go to the Lakers. Like, I'm definitely not doing that. I know that for a fact."
— John Karalis (@John_Karalis) April 14, 2022

Stevens broke into the coaching ranks at Butler University in his mid-20s as an assistant coach from 2001-07 before holding the lead gig with the Bulldogs from 2007-13. During Stevens' six-season tenure, Butler went to five NCAA Tournaments and appeared in back-to-back national championship games -- first losing to Duke in 2010 and then UConn in 2011.

After his stay in Indiana, where he posted a 166-49 record, Stevens made the jump to the NBA with the Celtics ahead of the 2013-14 campaign. In his eight seasons as Boston's head coach, Stevens registered a 354-282 mark and led the team to the postseason seven times (including three trips to the Eastern Conference Finals).

The now-45-year-old transitioned to the GM position prior to the 2021-22 season.

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