In line with Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Maine Celtics are anticipated to call Phil Pressey because the franchise’s subsequent head coach.
Pressey will develop into the eleventh head coach in crew historical past, taking on for Tyler Lashbrook, who was named head coach in 2024.
Pressey, a former Missouri standout, went undrafted in 2013 however performed on Boston’s summer time league crew incomes himself a contract with the Celtics and after a robust exhibiting within the NBA Summer time League. He performed two seasons in Boston earlier than bouncing across the league with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and briefly the Golden State Warriors. He later performed abroad in Spain with Movistar Estudiantes and FC Barcelona and in Turkey with Besiktas.
He additionally has ties to Maine. Early in his profession, Pressey frolicked with Maine as he developed by means of the Celtics group.
Most lately, Pressey served as a participant improvement coach for the Boston Celtics. He joined head coach Joe Mazzulla’s employees in the summertime of 2023 and was a part of a developmental pipeline that has confirmed essential to Boston’s long-term success.
Boston’s G League affiliate has develop into a worthwhile asset in growing younger expertise. Gamers like JD Davison, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, and Baylor Scheierman have all frolicked in Maine early of their careers. With the Celtics competing for championships lately, Maine has served as a proving floor for gamers not but prepared for rotation minutes on the NBA degree.
Pressey’s expertise in each taking part in and growing expertise offers him a robust basis heading into his first head teaching function. He’ll be tasked not solely with main Maine on the court docket, however persevering with to assist groom the following wave of gamers for Mazzulla’s Celtics.
