Celtics announce multi-year contract extension for Joe Mazzulla

In an offseason that has largely been defined by change, one fixed for the Celtics has been — and can stay — head coach Joe Mazzulla, who the workforce announced had signed a multi-year contract extension on Friday.

Actual phrases of the deal (or size of the extension) was not introduced “per workforce coverage,” in response to the Celtics.

Mazzulla, 37, has been Boston’s head coach since 2022 (a job he initially occupied in an interim capability earlier than being formally appointed in 2023). A Rhode Island native, he coached the Celtics to an NBA championship in 2024.

“That is really a blessing,” Mazzulla mentioned, per the workforce’s announcement. “I’d not be right here with out my religion, my spouse, and my kids. We’re grateful for the partnership with our possession teams, [Brad Stevens’s] mentorship, and the help of our workers. Most significantly, I’m grateful for the gamers I’ve been in a position to coach the previous three seasons. I look ahead to competing for the Celtics and the town of Boston.”

Mazzulla has gone 182-64 within the common season (.740 successful proportion), main the Celtics with a 33-17 (.660) document within the playoffs.

His crowning second so far was the ’24 title, by which Boston went 16-3 throughout a dominant postseason run. Within the course of, Mazzulla turned the youngest NBA head coach to win a title since Invoice Russell led the 1968-69 Celtics to a championship.