Ex-Boston Celtics point guard and recent assistant coaching hire Phil Pressey recently shared how his new job came to fruition in an interview with The Athletic’s Jared Weiss.
“Just maintaining relationships; it started with Danny Ainge,” explained Pressey.
“When I played here, I was able to communicate with him and stay in contact with him and now with (team president) Brad (Stevens), he’s been very instrumental in me transitioning to coaching and now is having me be a part of the staff and just learn from (head coach) Joe (Mazzulla) and the rest of the staff.”
Pressey, who played for Boston for two seasons between 2013 and 2015, made the leap to coaching with his alma mater Missouri before rejoining the Celtics organization this offseason.
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“Celtics have a big history. My time playing here, I was able to feel it,” said Pressey. “The fans are very supportive, the organization is big-time. So I’m just happy to be able to be back and transition to coaching and be able to help out as much as possible.”
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