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Boston Celtics: 2 established coaches who could replace Brad Stevens

ByMark Nilon|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 07: Head Coach Kenny Atkinson of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Barclays Center on January 07, 2020 in New York City. Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 07: Head Coach Kenny Atkinson of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Barclays Center on January 07, 2020 in New York City. Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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The Boston Celtics just ended their season less than 24 hours ago and, already, they’ve gone about and made headline news.

While we at HH were preparing for buzz and rumors to surface pertaining to potential roster shakeups, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped an atomic bomb on the Twitterverse and reported that General Manager and President of Basketball Operations, Danny Ainge, would be stepping down and, in his place, Brad Stevens would be promoted to the latter role.

Now, with this news of the ouster of Ainge and the promotion of Stevens, the shamrocks find themselves with two vacancies at GM and HC that need to be filled this summer.

With the state in which the Boston Celtics are currently in, both gigs will require serious brainpower to save this once-promising franchise.

While there are some teams like the OKC Thunder and Houston Rockets that have the luxury of hiring coaches for their first-time head jobs in the association, being that the Cs have two All-Stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, coupled with the stigma of consistently achieving great success, choosing an established candidate is of the utmost importance in the Houdini’s opinion.

Though there have already been rumblings that the team could target a few specific names for their head coach opening, we believe there are 2 candidates that automatically pop right off the page as viable options for the Boston Celtics:

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