Having failed to lure Clippers assistant Jay Larranaga back to Boston, the Celtics remain on the lookout for a veteran assistant who could help guide newly promoted Joe Mazzulla through his first season as an NBA head coach, as we relayed on Thursday.
According to Marc Stein at Substack, two veteran head coaches are among the potential candidates on the Celtics’ radar — the team has shown interest in Frank Vogel and Terry Stotts. However, Boston is pessimistic about its chances of being able to hire either Vogel or Stotts as an assistant to an unproven head coach, Stein writes.
Stein’s latest round-up of notes and rumors from around the NBA includes a few other interesting tidbits:
- The divide between Jae Crowder and the Suns began when the veteran forward let the team know he was seeking a contract extension, according to Stein, who says the Suns essentially responded by telling the 32-year-old that he was no longer a lock to start or finish games ahead of Cameron Johnson. Crowder remains away from the team as Phoenix attempts to find a suitable trade.
- Bojan Bogdanovic is another veteran forward in his 30s who is looking for a new deal as he enters a contract year. Stein suggests that Bogdanovic’s desire for a multiyear extension may have cooled his trade market a little, dissuading some potential suitors from pushing harder for him. Presumably, Bogdanovic is seeking more years and/or dollars than teams would have been comfortable offering, and those clubs weren’t prepared to surrender valuable assets for a one-year rental. The Pistons ultimately acquired the 33-year-old from Utah for Kelly Olynyk, Saben Lee, and cash.
- As has been reported ad nauseam, the Lakers would only be willing to surrender their 2027 and 2029 first-round picks in a trade that significantly boosts their championship odds. According to Stein, that same principle applies to the team’s 2023 salary cap flexibility — the Lakers would be open to reducing or eliminating their ’23 cap space by taking on future salary if the deal makes them a legitimate title contender.
The Jazz have a better team than people can see. They are going to win more games than they want to whether they like it or not.
I think if Sexton stays healthy you could be right.
Unless he’s matured a lot in his injury season or Will Hardy gets through to him Sexton will take care of any chance of Utah winning that many games. It seems everyone has forgotten his tendency to dribble the ball for 19 seconds then drive and settle for a forced midrange jumper.
Don’t get me wrong he has a lot of talent and can be an effective player if he has indeed matured.
Both Bogdan and Crowder wanted 3 years market contract?
If yes, they have little trade value because title contender like Lakers have to pay tax for them
When did the Lakers become title contenders? Their team is hot garbage outside of LeBron and AD when he’s able to get on the court.
Lakers need 2131 and 2033 picks to get a player like Donovan Mitchell
The Jazz are actually good. Look like a a more talented version of those scrappy celtics teams from about 5-7 years ago…
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Kemba Walker as the 15th player on the roster to be a Towel Waver!