Jay Larranaga to coach Celtics Vegas Summer Team

https://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2018/06/boston_celtics_assistant_jay_l.html

By Fred Katz FKatz@masslive.com
BOSTON -- Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga will coach the Celtics' team at Las Vegas Summer League, MassLive has confirmed.

Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe was first to report the news.

Larranaga is an up-and-coming assistant, who has been with the Celtics since 2012. He previously coached the Celtics' summer league team in 2015.

He interviewed for head coaching jobs this spring, speaking to the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks during each team's search. All four went in different directions.

Former Celtics assistant Walter McCarty coached Boston's Vegas summer league team in 2017. McCarty is now the head basketball coach at University of Evansville.

For the first time ever, all 30 NBA organizations will send affiliate teams to Las Vegas Summer League, which runs from July 6 through 17. Franchises make rosters up of rookies, second- and third-year players and fringe contributors playing in the G League or other professional leagues.

A good way for Larranaga to keep his name in front of NBA general managers, but since this is not the first time that he has coached the Cs in the summer leagues it probably does not change much for him.

He will do a good job working with Bird, Allen, Yabusele and the other young Cs including whomever they draft next week.