Uduka
On June 24, Beijing time, according to Meimingji, the Celtics will hire Nets assistant coach Amy Uduka as the team's head coach. Nets assistant coach Uduka is reaching an agreement with the Celtics, and the signing is expected to be officially announced as soon as today. Since the Celtics folded the playoffs this season and Coach Stevens became the president of the team, Stevens has been moving continuously since taking office, first trading with the Thunder to send away the core guard of the team, Kemba. Walker, now quickly finalized the team's head coach.
The Celtics locked in Amy Uduka as the team's head coach so quickly, in addition to being favored by Stevens. Uduka also received strong support and recommendations from several core players in the Green Army, including Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Smart. All three players had played under Uduka in the 19 FIBA World Cup. According to reports, bucks assistant coach Davin Hamm and Clippers assistant coach Billups also accepted interviews with the Green Army, and the two were once considered popular candidates for the Green Army's position, but the Green Army finally chose Uduka.
First, the player career:
Uduka is a coach by football background, playing in the NBA, NBDL, European and other leagues in his early years.
In 2002, Uduka began his professional basketball career. Yuduca was selected by the Charleston Lowgators team with the 39th pick NBDL.
In 2004, the Los Angeles Lakers recruited him to training camp, but was eventually abandoned and then moved to Europe.
In 2005, he participated in the NBDL draft again. He was selected by the Fort Worth Flyers as a pick and averaged 17.1 points and 6.2 boards in the following season.
On April 6, 2006, Yuduka had a new owner, the New York Knicks, but was abandoned on September 11 of the same year.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Yuduka participated in the summer training camp of his hometown team Portland Trail Blazers, and successfully stayed in the team. He started 75 games for the team in the 2006–07 season. He averaged 28.6 minutes per game, averaging 8.4 points, 3.7 boards and 0.9 assists per game.
In 2007, Yuduka signed with the San Antonio Spurs.
At the end of the 08-09 season, Yuduca became a free agent and was photographed by the Blazers in the transfer market. Not long after, he was cut again on October 22, 2009.
On October 22, 2009, Yuduka signed with the Sacramento Kings.
On November 24, 2010, Yuduka renewed the front with his old club, the San Antonio Spurs.
On December 15, 2011, Yuduca signed to the New Jersey Nets. However, on 23 December 2011, he was cut by the team.
In August 2012, Yuduka became an assistant coach for the Spurs.
Second, coaching career:
Uduka began his coaching career in 2012; he was an assistant coach for the Spurs from 2012 to 2019, 76 as an assistant coach from 2019 to 2020, and an assistant coach to the Nets from 2020 to 2021.