Lee will stay on Boston's bench for the remainder of the postseason before joining Charlotte.
the hiring of Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee as 12th head coach in franchise history. Lee will stay with the Celtics until their playoff run concludes, at which point he will join the Hornets.
“The opportunity to be the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets is a dream come true,” added Lee. “I want to thank Rick Schnall, Gabe Plotkin and Jeff Peterson for the trust they are placing in me to lead this team. The Hornets have a talented young core of players and I’m excited about our future and what we can build here. There are few places as passionate about basketball as the Carolinas, and I look forward to coming to Charlotte and getting to work.
and joined Joe Mazzulla's Celtics after Budenholzer was fired following the 2022-'23 season. In Boston he helped the team to a league-high 64 wins.Lee has some work to do in his first-ever head coaching gig. The Hornets have two exciting young players in LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, who just wrapped up his rookie year averaging 17.3 points per game on 44% shooting from the floor.
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