The Boston Celtics are no strangers to former players returning to the team to serve as assistant coaches — think Dana Barros and Sam Cassell for a pair of recent examples — and sometimes, they’re close enough to their former selves. game day that is even possible. fit into the team. Such is the case with Boston alum and former assistant coach Evan Turner according to Payton Pritchard in an appearance on Turner’s “Point Forward” podcast.
“When I had to have a day off,” Turner said, reflecting on the forms of his relationship with the tireless Pritchard as his assistant coach, “I can guarantee you Payton said, ‘I want you to work tomorrow?’ … This guy is really hardworking!â€
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“I love the game,” replied Pritchard. “But I told him before, we were just talking and I said ‘ET is the best opponent because he could play with us;’ he should have been in an eight, nine-man rotation.â€
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“We actually needed him,” added the Celtics guard. “In practice, we’re watching, he can go on, and he’s here to coach’. I’m like, ‘I have to play with him. That’s what makes me better.”
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