The Boston Celtics have surprised the NBA world with the strength of their 2021-22 midseason turnaround under first-year head coach Ime Udoka, going from a team trapped on the proverbial treadmill of mediocrity to a berth in the 2022 NBA Finals, and it seems other teams are already looking to steal away some of the staff Udoka assembled to potentially fuel their own designs on contention.
According to recent reporting from The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Tony Jones, Celtics assistant coach Will Hardy is among a number of targets to replace outgoing Utah Jazz head coach Quinn Snyder, who recently announced he would be stepping down from his current position.
Hardy reportedly joins New York Knicks assistant Johnnie Bryant, Jazz assistant Alex Jensen, onetime Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts, Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin, Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee, and Phoenix Suns assistant Kevin Young.
Two more Jazz head coaching candidates on the initial list: Bucks assistant Charles Lee and Suns assistant Kevin Young, sources tell me and @Tjonesonthenba. https://t.co/arICswqY2S
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 6, 2022
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