Amile Jefferson reportedly set to affix Celtics’ teaching employees

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Jefferson is the newest in a line of reported teaching hires by Boston.

Duke heart Kyle Filipowsk and assistant coach Amile Jefferson through the Atlantic Coast Convention Match championship sport in 2023. AP Photograph/Chuck Burton

One other coach is reportedly set to affix the Celtics’ bench subsequent season alongside Joe Mazzulla.

Duke assistant Amile Jefferson can be added to Mazulla’s employees in the identical function he held with the Blue Devils, based on Travis Branham of 247 Sports activities. Boston Globe reporter Adam Himmelsbach confirmed the report as properly.

Jefferson, 30, was an assistant at Duke for one season following a 12 months because the group’s director of participant growth.

As a participant, Jefferson briefly featured for the Celtics after signing an Exhibit 10 deal in Dec. 2020 earlier than being waived later within the month.

Throughout his school profession, Jefferson was a senior at Duke when Jayson Tatum performed his lone season on the NCAA degree as a freshman. The 2, based on Himmelsbach, “stay shut mates.”

The Celtics have already made a number of efforts to bolster the bench alongside Mazzulla. Boston reportedly added one other ex-Celtics participant just lately: Phil Pressey. Earlier studies within the offseason indicated that Sam Cassell and Charles Lee can even assist fill out the group’s employees.

Originally posted 2023-06-21 18:41:40.