Unless there is a last-minute change, Ime Udoka will sit on the sidelines of the Nets, and thus resume his coaching career. NBA finalist in his first year as “head coach”, the technician had been suspended by the Celtics for having maintained a relationship with an employee of the franchise. Placed away from the group for the whole season, he will finally train this season, and Marcus Smart does not hide his disappointment to see him officiating elsewhere.
“His name was slandered and dragged through the mud and it was said that he would probably never coach again” recalls the Celtics point guard at Boston Globe. “A few months later, he may become the coach of one of our biggest rivals… It’s difficult. That does not make sense. But there’s nothing we can do about it… We have to control what we can and I like the team here. I like the staff. I love Joe [Mazzulla] “.
Clearly, Smart would have preferred Udoka to stay, and even be in office.
“Obviously we would like him to be there” Smart continues. “We have no control over that. It really sucks. I guess we felt that what happened was enough for him not to be the coach here. But I guess obviously that’s not enough to stop him from coaching elsewhere. »
For his part, Jaylen Brown is especially delighted to see that a black coach will find a job. “I’m just happy to see a black coach get back on his feet because I’ve seen similar situations where that wasn’t the case. »
| Marcus Smart | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | BOS | 67 | 27 | 36.7 | 33.5 | 64.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 2015-16 | BOS | 61 | 27 | 34.8 | 25.3 | 77.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 79 | 30 | 35.9 | 28.3 | 81.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 54 | 30 | 36.7 | 30.1 | 72.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 10.2 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 80 | 28 | 42.2 | 36.4 | 80.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 60 | 32 | 37.5 | 34.7 | 83.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 12.9 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 48 | 33 | 39.8 | 33.0 | 79.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 13.1 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 71 | 32 | 41.8 | 33.1 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 6 | 34 | 32.7 | 22.2 | 86.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 9.5 |
| Total | 526 | 30 | 38.2 | 32.0 | 78.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 10.5 | |
