Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday that the Charlotte Hornets will consider Celtics assistant head coach Charles Lee for their head coaching job once they part ways with Steve Clifford this summer. Clifford will move into a front office role.
Sources: Among the league’s assistant coaching candidates expected to be considered in the Charlotte process: Sacramento’s Jordi Fernandez, Boston’s Charles Lee, Miami’s Chris Quinn, Phoenix’s Kevin Young, and others.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 3, 2024
Mitch Kupchak also stepped aside as Charlotte’s general manager last month while Michael Jordan sold his controlling share of the team to Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, who hired Jeff Peterson from the Nets among finalists that included Celtics executive Austin Ainge.