Who Could Be The Next Head Coach Of The Boston Celtics?
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After nine years on the Boston bench Doc Rivers is heading out West to lead the Los Angeles Clippers. Danny Ainge is now left with the task of finding a new head coach to lead the Celtics through a likely rebuilding phase. (Photo by Rich Obrey/NBAE via Getty Images)
Lionel Hollins
The Memphis Grizzlies chose not to retain Hollins after he led the team to a 56-26 regular season record and the Western Conference Finals this season. In four years in Memphis, Hollins was 183-129, with the team improving each year. He's high on the list for many open jobs though, so there will be plenty of competition for his services. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Lawrence Frank
The former Celtics assistant has held head coaching jobs in New Jersey and Detroit, with a 279-335 regular season record and 18-20 in the postseason. There is a strong possibility that he ends up in Brooklyn as an assistant to new head coach, Jason Kidd. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Jay Larranaga
Yahoo! Sports reported that the Celtics could turn to younger options for their next head coach, including assistant Jay Larranaga. The 38-year-old was on Boston's bench in 2012-13 after two seasons in the NBADL, and will coach Boston's Summer League team in Orlando. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
Nate McMillan
McMillan did not coach in the NBA last year after being fired by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2012. He has a 478-452 career record in 12 seasons with Seattle and Portland, going 14-20 in the playoffs. He last served as an assistant coach under coach Mike Krzyzewski in the 2012 Olympics. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
George Karl
Karl was fired by the Denver Nuggets after last season following a nine-year run in which they made the playoffs each season, but only made it out of the first round once. A 25-year veteran on the bench, Karl has a 1131-756 record in the regular season and 80-105 record in the playoffs. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Byron Scott
Byron Scott was in talks with the Clippers until they finally swung a deal for Rivers, and now Scott may be a good fit in Boston. Scott is a 13-year coaching veteran with a 416-521 record -- though his win-loss total took a hit after spending the last three seasons in Cleveland. Scott coached the New Jersey Nets to back-to-back NBA Finals in his first two full seasons as a head coach, and was Coach of the Year in 2007-08 after leading the Hornets to a 56-26 regular season. (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
Avery Johnson
Johnson found himself out of a job earlier this season, getting the ax after a 14-14 start despite being named Coach of the Month in October and November. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
Brian Shaw
Shaw is the top assistant looking for a head coaching job this summer. He served as an assistant under Phil Jackson on the Lakers from 2005-2011, and has spent the last three seasons in Indiana as an assistant under Frank Vogel.
UPDATE: Shaw has reportedly agreed to become the new head coach of the Denver Nuggets.
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Larry Bird
Could Larry Legend return to Boston as a head coach? There were reports that he was considering coaching the Sacramento Kings, so a return to Boston during a rebuilding period may not be completely out of the question (even though it would mean he works under Ainge). Bird won Coach of the Year in Indiana in 1997-98 after leading them to a 58-24 record. His Pacers made it to three-straight Eastern Conference Finals during his time on the bench, losing to the Lakers in the 1999-2000 NBA Finals. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Stan Van Gundy
The older of the Van Gundy brothers has a career record of 371-208 in the regular season with successful stops in Miami and Orlando. He took over the Heat in 2003-04 when Pat Riley resigned, only to resign himself a few years later for Riley to re-take the bench. He coached the Magic from 2007-2012, making it to the NBA Finals in 2008-09 and Eastern Conference Finals in 2009-10. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Jeff Van Gundy
The younger Van Gundy has not coached since 2007, but has a career record of 413-318 over an 11-year career with the Knicks and Rockets. Now an analyst, Van Gundy was 44-44 in the playoffs with one NBA Finals appearance. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Danny Ainge
One possibility is that Ainge could return to the bench himself. He spent three-plus seasons coaching the Phoenix Suns to a 136-90 record before stepping down during the 1999-2000 season. (Photo by Todd Warshaw /Allsport)