As the search for Brad Stevens’s successor as head coach continues, former Celtics great Cedric Maxwell hopes the organization uses the opportunity to target more diversity.
Doc Rivers coached the Celtics before Stevens took over the role in 2013, but the organization has had little recent diversity in other leadership positions. The top executives on the basketball side of Danny Ainge’s front office, all welcome to stay on staff under Stevens now that he has shifted to a new job as head of basketball operations, are all White males.
Maxwell believes the most important job for the next coach will be connecting with the Celtics’ younger players. He thinks the team would benefit from hiring a person of color with NBA playing experience to coach.
