The Celtics are set to hire former guard Aaron Miles to their coaching staff, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (Twitter link).
Miles’ NBA career was brief – he appeared in just 19 games with Golden State back in 2005 – but he spent nearly a decade playing in international leagues before transitioning to coaching in 2015. He was the head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors from 2017-19 and has spent the last two seasons as a player development coach in Golden State.
New Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is putting together an interesting group of assistants in Boston. His staff will also reportedly include former Spurs assistant Will Hardy and another former NBA guard, Damon Stoudamire.
Here’s more from around the Atlantic:
- Israeli guard Yam Madar, who will play for the Celtics‘ Summer League team after being selected in the second round of the 2020 draft, is determined to show Boston he deserves a spot on the club’s regular season roster, as he tells Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Madar technically remains under contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel for another season, so he and the Celtics would have to work out a buyout if he’s going to come stateside for 2021/22.
- Rich Hofmann and Derek Bodner of The Athletic take a closer look at the Sixers‘ roster, determining which players are likely to stay and which may be gone by opening night in the fall. Hofmann and Bodner believe the odds of a Ben Simmons offseason trade are higher than 50/50.
- In another story for The Athletic, John Hollinger and Eric Koreen discuss the Raptors‘ offseason, exploring the team’s options with the No. 4 pick, whether it makes sense to trade Pascal Siakam, and what free agency will look like for Kyle Lowry and Gary Trent Jr. While Hollinger would have no issue with Toronto drafting Jalen Suggs at No. 4, he suggests the team should look hard at Scottie Barnes and Alperen Sengun and consider the possibility of trading down.
If the Raptors did the deal with GSW… #7 #14 and Wiggins. Is that really enough if you’re Toronto?
Granted you’d reset the clock at least 1 dude should pan out but the draft is a crap shoot.
Suggs at 4?
Barnes at 7?
Kai Jones at 14?
Suggs
FVF/Trent
Wiggins
OG/Barnes
Baynes/Jones
They could actually S&T both Lowry and Trent at that point if they wanted and go young all around.
Isn’t Trent younger that FVF though?
He’s a S&T candidate tho.
If you have been paying attention, the good ship Raptors tied Baynes to a dinghy for a slow sail back to Aussieland. Philly can always bring him back to teach Simmons how to shoot 3’s.
I don’t think Barnes makes it to 7, but I think the raps are high on him.
It would be fun to see them trade the #4 with the Magic for #5 and #8, flip Siakam to GS for Wiseman, Wiggins and the #7.
I think 4 is high for Sengun..
I liked Madar coming into the draft. He plays hard. Good defender. Seems smart. I think I had him around that 40 spot to the Spurs, but I would have to check. I think hed be a fan favorite in Boston and fit well with Marcus Smart, with their toughness. If I recall correctly, he reminded me of Patrick beverly
It’s crucial for the Sixers to make a trade before the season begins even if it’s not as lucrative as they’re expecting. If they hold off and the situation worsens then Simmons’ value will only continue to drop.