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Report: Celtics to hire Ime Udoka as head coach

Per a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics will hire Ime Udoka as their new head coach:

The Boston Celtics are finalizing an agreement to hire Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka as the franchise's new coach, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2021

Udoka was most recently an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets, under Steve Nash.

Per Wojnarowski, and several other reports, Udoka made a favorable impression on several Celtics when he was part of Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff for Team USA at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.