Report: Charles Lee to join Celtics coaching staff as lead assistant

BOSTON — Charles Lee is set to join the Celtics coaching staff as the lead assistant coach, according to reports.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Lee is finalizing a deal to join the Boston Celtics as the lead assistant coach

Lee was promoted to associate head coach on Mike Budenholzer’s staff last season after spending seven years as an assistant for the two-time Coach of the Year winner in Atlanta and Milwaukee.

After the Bucks’ decision to move on from Budenholzer following the team’s early playoff exit, Lee was a finalist for the head coaching jobs in Toronto and Detroit this summer. Lee also took head coaching interviews in New Orleans and Washington in 2022.

Lee had been the associate head coach with Milwaukee and a finalist for the Toronto and Detroit head jobs.

Lee will join Joe Mazzulla on a new reshaped staff that includes former Celtic, Sam Cassell.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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