The Charlotte Hornets have found their coaching solution for the upcoming season on the bench of the Boston Celtics.
Charles Lee has become the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets. Lee served as an assistant coach on the Boston Celtics’ staff. The 39-year-old will remain with the Celtics’ staff until the end of this playoffs, and then he will join the Hornets.
Lee received a four-year deal from the Hornets, according to a person familiar with the situation. He led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2020-21 NBA championship as an associate head coach. Throughout his 10 NBA seasons, Lee’s teams have accumulated a 510-291 (.637) regular-season record, reached the playoffs nine times, captured seven division titles and earned five Eastern Conference No. 1 seeds.
Lee replaces Steve Clifford, who announced before the end of the regular season that he was stepping down as the Hornets head coach after two seasons in his second stint with the club. The Hornets finished 21-61 this season, tied with the Portland Trail Blazers for the league’s third-worst record.
“The Charlotte Hornets have a talented young core of players and I’m excited about our future and what we can build here. There are few places as passionate about basketball as the Carolinas, and I look forward to coming to Charlotte and getting to work” stated Lee.