It is reportedly possible that the Boston Celtics could have ended up being helmed by a member of Michigan’s “Fab Five” instead of their current coach Ime Udoka, according to new reporting from Substack’s Marc Stein.
Per Stein, current Michigan Men’s Basketball head coach and member of that famed 1990s recruiting class from the same Juwan Howard was a target of interest to replace Brad Stevens, as the former Celtics coach and current team president sought a replacement to fill the role he vacated after moving to the front office in the 2021 offseason. Stevens reportedly “had strong interest” in Howard last summer according to Stein.
It is certainly possible that the Celtics’ overtures (if there were any behind the scenes) went as well as they did with the Los Angeles Lakers with Howard turning down the job to coach his sons Jace and Jett at his alma mater.
