Brad Stevens in his first season as President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics finsished in a respectable 6th place in NBA Executive of the Year voting. For some odd reason, in contrast to the other awards where the media votes, this award is decided by fellow executives. I suppose either way its a popularity contest. The Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Kleiman is the winner of the 2002 award.
Stevens signature moves in his first season were not trading either of his young stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, hiring head coach Ime Udoka, and trading 1st round picks to acquire Al Horford and Derrick White.