Class is in session: NBA coaches are copying Brad Stevens' playbook

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Brad Stevens may be the smartest basketball mind on the planet. Joe Murphy Getty

Brad Stevens might be the smartest human being on the planet. It just so happens that he also loves basketball, and decided to coach in the NBA. The Boston Celtics are more than appreciative. Joining them are Stevens' colleagues, who, according to one scout, copied some of his plays last season:

This is amazing. The Celtics didn't even have a top-10 offense last year, but that lackluster execution can be attributed to their below-average talent more than anything else.

Stevens is a miracle worker, and when Boston finally gives him some real players (which he may have this season), the whole league will be in serious trouble.