Celtics reportedly looking to bring Clippers assistant Jay Larranaga back to Boston

BOSTON — The Celtics wish to convey again a well-known face to assist interim head coach Joe Mazzulla on the Boston bench.

Within the wake of Ime Udoka’s season-long suspension, the Celtics wish to revamp their teaching workers a bit. Boston has reportedly requested the L.A. Clippers for permission to talk with Jay Larranaga a couple of potential return to the Celtics’ bench, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowksi. 

Larranaga was an assistant in Boston for 9 seasons earlier than he left for the Clippers final offseason. A return to Boston could be a lateral transfer for Larranaga, however he was a significant a part of the Celtics’ teaching workers whereas Brad Stevens was on the bench. 

Larranaga, 47, initially interviewed for the Boston head teaching job again in 2013, earlier than Danny Ainge employed Stevens. 

Now with Stevens within the president of basketball ops. position, he is trying to convey Larranaga again to affix Mazzulla’s workers. A return by Larranaga would add some expertise to the Boston bench, and provides Mazzula somebody who has a deep information of Boston’s roster. 

At 34, Mazzulla is the youngest head coach within the NBA. Mazzulla was named Boston’s interim head coach final Friday, after the workforce suspended Udoka for the 12 months for violations of workforce coverage.