Danny Ainge could be looking to his old home to fill the head coaching vacancy in Utah.
Celtics assistant Will Hardy is a “leading candidate” to become the next head coach of the Jazz, The Salt Lake Tribune’s Andy Larsen reported Saturday. The Jazz and Ainge, who joined Utah earlier in 2022 as its Alternate Governor and CEO, are looking to hire a younger assistant coach to replace Quin Snyder, according to Larsen.
Hardy, who’s 34, would certainly fit that mold. After playing college basketball at Williams College, Hardy joined the Spurs’ organization in 2010, where now-Celtics coach Ime Udoka was a player at the time.