This is not a standard offseason in the NBA coaching world. Maybe it will mark a true turning point, an era with player salaries soaring so high, the adage of 'easier to change the coach' than overhaul a roster reaches new limits. But this rare number of high-profile jobs to lead win-now situations in Phoenix, Milwaukee and Philadelphia has stalled plenty of personnel movement around the league, before factoring two interesting vacancies in Toronto and Detroit. Not to mention Houston already tapping Ime Udoka as its next bench leader.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reacts to a call during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Miami. This is not a standard offseason in the NBA coaching world. Maybe it will mark a true turning point, an era with player salaries soaring so high, the adage of “easier to change the coach” than overhaul a roster reaches new limits.
A nearing conclusion to the Celtics’ season should prompt at least some level of coaching change. Boston has been connected to two former head coaches in Frank Vogel and Stephen Silas as veteran additions to its staff, sources told Yahoo Sports. Several people involved in building Udoka’s bench in Houston have indicated multiple high-ranking Boston assistants could join the Rockets at year’s end.
Nurse presents the championship background the Bucks so clearly desire. It will be interesting if Milwaukee's accelerated search — expected to conclude this week, per sources — will impact those in Philadelphia and Phoenix, where Nurse is also a primary candidate. The Sixers' interview process is now underway, sources said, led by president Daryl Morey and general manager Elton Brand, but it is still too premature to determine any true favorite to fill the vacancy.
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