Charles Lee agrees to 4-year deal as Hornets coach, sources say

Celtics lead assistant coach Charles Lee has agreed on a four-year contract to become the head coach of the Hornets, sources told ESPN.

Lee, 39, had risen to become one of the league's most accomplished assistant coaches and now lands with new executive president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson in Charlotte to preside over the Hornets' rebuild. Lee and Peterson began their NBA careers together with the

Lee will complete the Celtics' playoff run before moving over to join the Hornets on a full-time basis, sources said.Before joining Boston as the top assistant under Joe Mazzulla last summer, Lee spent five years under two-time NBA coach of the year Mike Budenholzer with theLee replaces Steve Clifford, who stepped down at the end of the season to move into a front office role.

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