Head coach Joe Mazzulla has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Boston Celtics.
The crew introduced his signing on Friday however didn’t reveal both the size of the deal or its financial worth.
Mazzulla, 37, has compiled a 182-64 regular-season report and a 33-17 playoff mark in three seasons with Boston. The Celtics received the NBA title in 2024.
He was the youngest head coach to win the NBA Finals because the 1968-69 season, when Invoice Russell, then 35, led the Celtics to the NBA championship as a player-coach.
“We’re very excited that Joe has agreed to increase with the Celtics,” stated Brad Stevens, the crew’s president of basketball operations. “He understands the job and has a ardour for the Celtics that’s solely rivaled by our most die-hard followers. He is labored laborious and achieved superb issues in his first three years as a head coach — together with averaging over 60 wins per season and profitable the 2024 NBA Championship. Joe is a gifted chief who brings a constant dedication to studying, enhancing and maximizing every day we get to compete for the Boston Celtics.”
A Rhode Island native, Mazzulla was a Celtics assistant coach for 3 seasons earlier than taking the helm.
“That is really a blessing,” he stated. “I’d not be right here with out my religion, my spouse and my youngsters. We’re grateful for the partnership with our possession teams, Brad’s mentorship and the assist of our workers. Most significantly, I’m grateful for the gamers I’ve been capable of coach the previous three seasons. I look ahead to competing for the Celtics and the town of Boston.”
The Celtics will likely be a new-look crew within the 2025-26 season.
Star Jayson Tatum is recovering from an Achilles damage suffered within the playoffs and will miss the whole marketing campaign. The Celtics additionally traded away veterans Jrue Vacation and Kristaps Porzingis and are not anticipated to deliver again Al Horford.
–Area Stage Media/Reuters
