Phil Pressey is likely to be hanging up his jersey, however he isn’t leaving the sport. The previous Boston Celtics level guard introduced his retirement as a participant this week, however it got here coupled with an announcement that he’ll be making the leap to the opposite facet of the clipboard.
“Whereas I like this sport playing-wise, I’m glad to alter my perspective and get into teaching. My alma mater (Missouri) is an efficient place to begin,” tweeted the Celtics alumnus, signed by Boston after going unselected within the 2013 NBA draft. “Basketball has given me a lot, and now it’s my flip to do the identical.”
“It’s my flip to indicate them what I did improper for them to enhance on,” he defined. “That’s the factor I’m most enthusiastic about to have the ability to give again.”
Pressey performed in 125 video games over two seasons for Boston between 2013 and 2015, averaging 3.1 factors, 1.5 rebounds, and a couple of.9 assists per sport over that stretch.
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