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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on Joe Mazzulla, Will Hardy’s early coaching success

Spoelstra shared his thoughts on two of the youngest head coaches in the league, Utah Jazz head coach (and former Boston Celtics assistant) Will Hardy and Boston interim head coach Joe Mazzulla.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is among the longest-tenured coaches in the NBA and has learned much about the profession over the nearly 15 years he has been the Heat’s head honcho on the court.

Speaking with the Celtics Wire ahead of the 2022 NBA Mexico City game, Spoelstra shared his thoughts on two of the youngest head coaches in the league, Utah Jazz head coach (and former Boston Celtics assistant) Will Hardy and Boston interim head coach Joe Mazzulla.

“I think they are tremendous,” related the Miami head coach. “The coaching professionalism is in a great place in terms of innovation, creativity, coaching staffs that are willing to buck the trends and try different things.”

“I think that’s making all of us better,” Spoelstra added. “I’ve known Will for a while, but I really got to know him through USA Basketball. I was so impressed with him, and the way he could command the room. He has great emotional intelligence.

“The same thing with Joe,” he continued. “Joe is young, but he has an older spirit, and the way he views coaching and leadership, all of those things are impressive for somebody at that age.

“I know I certainly wasn’t ready for all of that when I was 33,” Spoelstra concluded. Given that at that age, the Miami coach was still a Heat assistant with nearly a half-decade ahead of him before he’d take of the reins as head coach, that’s high praise indeed.

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Commissioner Adam Silver speaks on how the NBA hopes to prevent future Ime Udoka scandals

Speaking at the 2022 NBA Mexico City Game, the commissioner opened up about how the league is responding to misconduct moving forward.

While fans of the Boston Celtics have for the most part moved on from the Ime Udoka scandal that nearly upended the start of a much-anticipated season, the team itself has yet to resolve the suspended Celtics head coach’s situation. During this process, the NBA has largely remained in the background, monitoring the situation with minimal public discussion.

But on Saturday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver fielded questions about team player and staff misconduct from the Celtics Wire, including that of Udoka with Boston, Detroit Pistons Assistant GM Rob Murphy, and former San Antonio Spurs guard Josh Primo.

Regarding the Primo incident in which the player allegedly exposed himself repeatedly to a team psychologist in therapy, Silver hinted the league had worked more closely with the team than with Boston or Detroit.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver highlights Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s role representing the US

In an increasingly international game, the St. Louis native has taken the mantle of the best scorer from the US.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver highlighted the Boston Celtics’ role this season in representing the United States in an increasingly international league with a certain Celtics star the sole US player among the Association’s top-five scorers this season while talking about the growth of the league at the 2022 NBA Mexico City Game on Saturday.

“Somebody mentioned to me earlier today, the top-five scorers in the NBA are from five different countries. The US represents one of those in Jayson Tatum, but then four other countries, and we know who those players are,” said the commissioner to the crowd assembled for the 31st game in Mexico in the last 30 years.

For those of you who do not know who those players are, Tatum checks in at fifth overall at 30.2 points per game so far this season, with Giannis Antetokounmpo (30.6 ppg – Greece), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31.2 ppg – Canada), Luka Doncic (33.0 ppg – Slovenia), and Joel Embiid (33.3 ppg – Cameroon) in reverse order.

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Celtics alum Max Strus on Joe Mazzulla’s coaching, their bond, Marcus Smart’s DPOY award and more

The Celtics Wire caught up with the DePaul alum in Mexico City ahead of his Heat’s tilt with the Spurs for the Mexico City Games.

It’s been a hot minute since Miami Heat wing Max Strus has been a member of the Boston Celtics, but the DePaul alum still remembers his time with the team well despite its comparative brevity. The Celtics Wire caught up with Strus in Mexico City this week as the Heat shooting guard met with the press ahead of Miami’s tilt with the San Antonio Spurs at Mexico City Arena for the first Mexico City Game since before the start of the pandemic.

Strus had spent some time walking around the lush Polanco neighborhood — one of the wealthier areas of the city — as he settled into the local surroundings. “It’s very beautiful,” he related.

“It’s nice to be out in the streets, to explore and sight-see a little bit”