Being among the NBA’s top assistant coaches, Charles Lee is a fantastic option for any franchise that has or will have a head coaching vacancy in the upcoming days, weeks, or months.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday, the Charlotte Hornets have permission to interview the assistant coach of the Boston Celtics as one of their potential head coaches.
ESPN Sources: The Hornets have secured permission to interview several assistants for franchise’s head coaching opening: Denver’s David Adelman, Sacramento’s Jordi Fernandez, Boston’s Charles Lee and Phoenix’s Kevin Young. More candidates are expected to be interviewed.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 4, 2024
According to Wojnarowski’s report on Wednesday, Steve Clifford, the head coach of the Hornets, will be leaving his position after the season and is anticipated to take a front office position.
With an 18-58 record, Charlotte is the third-worst team in the Eastern Conference and has missed the playoffs eight times in a row.
The team does have two promising young players in rookie forward Brandon Miller and point guard LaMelo Ball, and if the draft lottery results play out, it may be able to capture another choice in the top five this year.
Lee became a member of head coach Joe Mazzulla’s staff in the summer of last year. From 2018 until 2023, he served as the Milwaukee Bucks’ assistant coach. He is Mazzulla’s principal assistant at the moment.