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The Celtics are seeking permission from the Clippers to talk to former assistant coach Jay Larranaga about rejoining the team and serving on Joe Mazzulla’s staff, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Celtics are seeking permission to talk to Clippers assistant Jay Larranaga about joining interim coach Joe Mazzulla’s staff this season, sources tell ESPN. Larranaga spent nine seasons with Celtics before joining the Clippers in 2021.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2022
Larranaga spent nine years in Boston before joining the Clippers in 2021. If Larranaga were to rejoin Boston, it would provide some experience for a bench that will enter the season with the youngest head coach in the NBA.
Thirty-four-year-old Mazzulla was named the Celtics’ interim head coach in the wake of the season-long suspension of Ime Udoka.
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