It has likewise emerged that new Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens had strong interest in Howard last summer when Stevens abruptly stepped away from the Celtics’ bench to replace Danny Ainge as the head of Boston’s front office.
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Brad Stevens hasn’t narrowed down a list of finalists for his replacement yet, but some fans have offered him some advice. A new billboard — paid for by Six Star Pro Nutrition — was placed near the Celtics’ practice facility and calls for Stevens, Boston’s new president of basketball operations, to hire a female coach, either Kara Lawson or Becky Hammon, after Stevens was promoted to replace Danny Ainge. “Hey Brad, it’s time to shake it up,” the billboard reads. “Hire Kara or Becky!”
“When you look at Brad Stevens, I think this is going to fit his role and his personality.” @LloydPierceLP & @SamMitchellNBA react to Danny Ainge’s retirement and Brad Stevens becoming the new president of basketball ops in Boston.
Are we back online? Great. So now that rookie assistant coach Evan Turner has ruled himself out of the job, we can look at several candidate pools. Stevens will begin with interviewing internal candidates from his staff first, team sources told The Athletic. The Celtics bench has a mix of experienced veteran assistants renowned for player development and more recent hires who worked their way up from the G League with their strategic acumen. The most obvious candidates are Jay Larranaga, who previously interviewed in Charlotte, and Jerome Allen, who played in the league and is especially tight with key players.
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Chris Mannix: Nets assistant coach Ime Udoka is expected to be a candidate for the Celtics head coaching opening, sources familiar with the situation told @SInow.
Marc J. Spears: Expect Celtics assistant coach Jerome Allen to be interviewed for the Boston opening, a source told The Undefeated. Here is more on Allen is @TheUndefeated. bit.ly/2RQWglR
Mark Murphy: One name to keep in mind: Chauncey Billups
Chris Haynes: Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd and former Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce are expected to be head-coaching candidates for the Boston Celtics, league sources tell @YahooSports.
