Though the Celtics’ season ultimately still ended in the Eastern Conference Finals, it appears unlikely that the team will move on from head coach Joe Mazzulla.
Mazzulla, 34, took over the role initially on an interim basis (following the suspension of Ime Udoka just days before the start of the team’s training camp).
Despite earning the full-time role in February, the team’s disastrous 0-3 start to the series against the Heat — one which the Celtics entered as overwhelming favorites — left some NBA insiders to speculate at the time that Boston might remove Mazzulla after one season.