Celtics assistant Will Hardy reportedly expected to be next Jazz coach – Yahoo Sports

Celtics assistant Will Hardy will reportedly be the next Jazz coach. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The Utah Jazz have reportedly found a replacement for Quin Snyder after he surprisingly left the team in June. Boston Celtics assistant Will Hardy is reportedly finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Utah Jazz, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Hardy, 34, will join the Jazz after spending one season with the Celtics. Prior to joining Ime Udoka's staff, Hardy spent five seasons as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs. Hardy also served as a member of Team USA's coaching staff at the 2020 Olympic games.

Hardy played college basketball at Williams, and joined the Spurs after leaving the school. Hardy initially started in the video room before working his way to assistant coach with the Spurs. He also coached the team's Summer League squad.

Prior to joining the Celtics, Hardy received head coaching interviews with the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder. After those teams passed, Hardy joined Udoka's staff in Boston.

Hardy's one season in Boston may have influenced the Jazz's decision to give him a shot. Former Boston Celtics executive Danny Ainge helped lead the Jazz's coaching search. Ainge and Hardy did not overlap with the Celtics. Ainge stepped down as a Celtics executive last June. Hardy joined the team a few weeks later. Ainge then decided to join the Jazz last December, and was entrusted with running the team's coaching search after Snyder stepped down.

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