LAS VEGAS — Ime Udoka keeps talking about the Celtics’ assist rate from last season. During press availability at NBA Summer League on Tuesday, the new head coach mentioned the ball movement emphasis he’s bringing to the Celtics this season, the same emphasis that made the 2014 Spurs team he coached on legendary.
At halftime the Celtics-Nuggets game, Udoka discussed Boston’s roster makeup, an Olympic gold medal run in Tokyo he returned from three days ago, and new additions to the team this offseason. He spent the game in the third row alongside Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and former Boston president Danny Ainge.