We all know the story of Ime Udoka. After a single year in Boston, where he made his coaching debut leading the Celtics to the NBA Finals, his adventure with the Greens ended abruptly because he was romantically involved with a subordinate employee. That is roughly the summary of the story of a coach who quickly demonstrated his worth and who now finds himself without a team.
For this reason, because he has already made it clear that he can do a very good job, it is not surprising that in the first place he sounded strong to catch the Brooklyn Nets after the dismissal of Steve Nash, and that this situation was repeated months later when the Atlanta Hawks dispensed with the services of Nate McMillan. In none of the cases Udoka was done with the job, but that has not stopped ringing for other benches that are warm.
That is just the information that Steve Bulpett handles from heavy.com. Citing a league executive, the journalist said that if Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors decide to go their separate ways, Udoka is a serious candidate to replace the 2019 NBA ring winner.
The Canadians sound like an interesting option for Udoka, but it’s not the only one, since Houston would also have him on their agenda. In the case of the Texas organization, they would look favorably on incorporating the former Celtics if they do not keep in the position of head coach Stephen Silas; a possibility to which they would add that of going for Nick Nurse if he were released by breaking his relationship with Toronto.
Mazzulla confirmed in Boston
Although the initial decision of the Celtics was to suspend Udoka for a season and place Joe Mazzulla in the position of head coach, finally the good performance of the second caused him to be promoted to head coach of full right, thus shelving a possible return of Udoka that by then was already considered impossible. The truth is that Mazzulla, who was on the coaching staff of the former Massachusetts coach in the 2021-22 campaign, has surprised by how well he has led the team from the beginning. Boston is currently second in the Eastern Conference at 52-23.
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