Will Hardy

Hardy began his coaching career as an assistant under Greg Popovich with the Spurs in 2016, where he spent five seasons before joining the Celtics' staff in ...

Commanders, Terry McLaurin agree to 3-year, $71 million extension: Source Commanders, Terry McLaurin agree to 3-year, $71 million extension: Source Jazz CEO Danny Ainge and his front office underwent an extensive coaching search process that included former head coaches, top assistants, G League coaches and former players.

Celtics assistant Will Hardy is closing in on a deal with the Jazz to become the team's new head coach, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter ...

Hiring a young coach makes sense for Utah, as the team is in somewhat of a transitional phase. Hardy joined the Spurs’ video room as an intern in 2010 and remained with the organization for more than a decade, earning a promotion to Gregg Popovich‘s coaching staff in 2015. Celtics assistant Will Hardy is closing in on a deal with the Jazz to become the team’s new head coach, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic ( Twitter link). ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski confirms ( via Twitter) that Hardy has been offered the job and is finalizing a deal with Utah.

He followed another former Spurs assistant, Ime Udoka, to Boston last season, and after they reached the Finals, he is being rewarded for his success with his ...

Utah entered the 2021 playoffs with the NBA's best record, and when Kawhi Leonard got hurt in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Clippers, they looked like a shoo-in for the Western Conference finals. However, he eventually decided to resign and take a year off of coaching, and that forced the Jazz to scramble. The Jazz had been led by Quin Snyder for the previous eight seasons, and early in the offseason, it looked like he would make it nine.

Danny Ainge's first major move as Jazz CEO is making Will Hardy the youngest coach in the league, while also hiring David Fizdale as an assistant GM.

The Jazz are also hiring former NBA coach David Fizdale as an assistant general manager, the person said. Recently departed Jazz coach Quin Snyder also came from the Spurs’ staff, as did Udoka. The Utah Jazz and Will Hardy are finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the team, a person familiar with negotiations confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.

Hardy, and assistant with the Boston Celtics, has accepted an offer to become the new coach of the Utah Jazz, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said ...

“In the ongoing NBA parlor game “Who’s Going to Succeed Pop?” San Antonio assistant Will Hardy is a morning line favorite. “If I wanted the post-ups or pick-and-rolls or to know why we sucked at something last night, he’d come in and say, ‘Well, look, this is what they did.’ He’d break it down for me.” “I asked if there were any players there that showed an affinity toward coaching, or seem to have a natural ability.

The Utah Jazz picked Will Hardy who was an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics.

As I mentioned before, will the Jazz want Hardy coaching a younger core that he can grow with, or do the Jazz feel like he can come in and help a pretty bleak locker room situation from last year? It should also be noted that Hardy was the lead assistant in Boston and a guy they wanted to keep. It’s a hire that makes you think he’s a candidate that will be brought in to grow with the team.

San Antonio Spurs summer league coach Will Hardy speaks with Spurs' Kyle Anderson during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game against the ...

He immediately told me, Will Hardy. And I respected the guy so much that I said, 'OK, done deal.' And out came Will." So, I try to do that for any of the video guys that work for us now." In the end, Hardy was selected from a group of finalists, according to ESPN, which included fellow Celtics assistant Joe Mazzulla, Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin and Jazz assistant Alex Jensen. "Brett Brown, when I worked with him in the video room, I sat in his office all day and almost watching him go through his process, asking him questions, he'd ask me questions and starting to learn how he was getting to his answers, how he was evaluating a team we were going to play, and how he was figuring out what he was going to do for the game plan. With the move, the Jazz are placing a long-term bet on a young and still mostly unproven coach. Boston assistant Will Hardy has agreed to a five-year deal to be the Utah Jazz's next head coach, KSL.com has confirmed.

Will Hardy, 34, would become the youngest active head coach in the league and another hire from the Gregg Popovich coaching tree.

The Jazz talked to several assistants from all over the NBA before selecting Hardy, who will become only the fourth Utah coach in a span of 33 years — following Jerry Sloan, Tyrone Corbin and Snyder. Utah won 49 games this season and Snyder went 372-264 with the Jazz. Sacramento hired Brown, the Los Angeles Lakers hired Darvin Ham, Charlotte brought back Steve Clifford for a second stint and now the Jazz are turning their team over to the 34-year-old Hardy, who is younger than some players in the NBA. Milwaukee’s Mike Budenholzer led the Bucks to the 2021 NBA title. Memphis’ Taylor Jenkins led the Grizzlies to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference this season. It ain’t about you.’”

Last season, Hardy was the lead assistant on new Celtics head coach Ime Udoka's staff and was widely considered a potential head coaching candidate. He and ...

He was the Spurs’ Summer League head coach four times. I just felt like I got to a place where it was time.” He and fellow Celtics assistant Joe Mazzulla both reportedly interviewed for the position with the Jazz.

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Will Hardy, right, joins other assistants during a huddle on the sidelines with head coach Gregg Popovich during a game ...

The same can be said for Brad Stevens, who was given the head coaching reins in Boston when he was 36. Hardy’s deal with the Jazz is reportedly set to span five years. “The game of basketball is a game about talent,” Riley said back in 2008 when he hired Spoelstra. “The most important talent that you may find has to perform on the bench, in the locker room, on the practice court, late at night, watching film, motivating and executing all the responsibilities of a head coach. And, will they be able to do that in both the immediate and extended future? He saw him as the future of the franchise. These questions won’t be answered on Day 1, and it may take a long time before we are fully capable of answering them.

Will Hardy spent five seasons as an assistant coach with the Spurs before joining the Celtics last year.

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It's an old cliche that sometimes players need a new voice. Is it Will Hardy's that Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and the rest of the Jazz, whatever that ...

If he learns as he makes contact and/or whiffs, that can be the most critical piece of all. If Hardy is ready, it will bubble up to the surface. Celtics star Jayson Tatum praised the hire, calling Hardy “extremely deserving.” But the guys he will coach now, all of whom have been coached by a multitude of mentors in the past, including most recently one of the brightest basketball minds on the planet, will be dialed in, observing him closely, coming to their own judgments as to whether he knows what he’s doing, whether they can rely on him in important moments in significant games, whether they can trust him, whether he puts them in the right position at the right time to win and win and win. Is it Hardy’s that Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and the rest of the Jazz, whatever that makeup will be come October, will respond to? And everyone saw what the Celtics were able to achieve in 2021-22, in which Hardy played his role. And that happened after Danny Ainge left Boston to come to Utah. Oh, and he played basketball at a place called Williams College.

Hardy, at age 34, will be the youngest head coach in the league, but he has plenty of experience on the bench in San Antonio and Boston.

So, a commitment to Hardy is a commitment from the Jazz for what could be different times ahead, in terms of the direction of the franchise, even if that change won’t be immediate. But, by going with Hardy, the Jazz are going with a different voice and a different system. Yes, Gobert will be a centerpiece to what Utah does, assuming he is on the roster. The Jazz are heavily emphasizing wings and positional size on the perimeter. Jazz fans can also expect more of a commitment to team defense, almost right away. Donovan Mitchell at the point, surrounded by a bunch of guys with positional size who can dribble, pass and shoot. It’s the first major offseason domino to fall for a Jazz franchise that is significantly changing for the first time in years. He distinguished himself from a long list of candidates and stood out in a thorough process by the Jazz that saw them conduct numerous interviews. Plus, the Jazz wanted someone younger who could grow into the job. And he’s not afraid to tell guys when and where they are wrong, or what he wants to be done. With this hire, the Jazz are going in a different direction from the Quin Snyder era. Hardy played his college basketball at Williams College, the same school that produced Miami Heat shooting guard Duncan Robinson. Hardy began his coaching career as a video coordinator with the Spurs under Popovich, and he rose quickly from there.

Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams congratulated Celtics assistant Will Hardy on being hired as the next head coach of the Utah Jazz.

"Extremely deserving." "Couldn’t be happier for my guy!" Ime Udoka's top assistant reportedly is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next head coach of the Utah Jazz. He only spent one season in Boston, but there's no doubt he made a positive impact on the players and staff during his brief tenure.

Jayson Tatum, Grant Williams wrote on Twitter about Will Hardy leaving the Boston Celtics to be head coach of the Utah Jazz.

Man Congratulations My Guy!! Hate to lose ya man and our daily wordles but no one more deserving and can’t wait to see you lead!!— Grant Williams (@Grant2Will) https://t.co/FBUieFraJk June 28, 2022 “Man Congratulations My Guy!!” Williams wrote. “Hate to lose ya man and our daily wordles but no one more deserving and can’t wait to see you lead!!”

Hardy joins the Jazz from the Boston Celtics, where he spent one season as an assistant coach, helping guide the team to its first NBA Finals appearance since ...

I’m grateful for the trust the Jazz have placed in me and I look forward to the work ahead.” “We could not be more excited to welcome Will Hardy as the next head coach of the Utah Jazz,” said Ryan Smith, NBA governor of the Utah Jazz. “He has incredible experience and we believe in his continued trajectory. We couldn’t be more excited for Will to lead the Jazz moving forward.” Hardy is the ninth head coach in Jazz history and sixth since the franchise’s relocation to Salt Lake City in 1979. “Will Hardy is one of the brightest young leaders in the NBA,” said Utah Jazz CEO of basketball operations Danny Ainge. “He understands the importance of setting a vision and creating a culture for players. Hardy joins the Jazz from the Boston Celtics, where he spent one season as an assistant coach, helping guide the team to its first NBA Finals appearance since 2010.

After being announced as the new head coach of the Utah Jazz, here are five things to know about the 34-year-old Will Hardy — widely considered one...

It's why he passed on lower-level Division I offers out of high school to attend Division III Williams College, a school much more renowned for its academics than its basketball. Back in 2019, Hardy teamed up with Mitchell when he served as an assistant coach for USA's FIBA team. He’s a competitive young man who understands the responsibilities of the position and no one will work harder to continue the success the Jazz have enjoyed for so long.” “I couldn’t be happier that Will has been given the opportunity to lead one of the finest programs in the league in the Utah Jazz,” Popovich said. “Will has a great basketball mind,” Udoka said. While a lot of talk will be centered around Hardy's coaching lineage — a very impressive one at that — lost in the shuffle is the fact that he will be the youngest head coach in the NBA this season.

The NBA path of Will Hardy, a St. Christopher's graduate (Class of 2006), started as a basketball-operations intern in 2010 for the San Antonio Spurs ...

“At the same time, I can’t say it enough, I’m comfortable with what I don’t know.” Prior to Hardy’s move to Boston, he said that during his career at San Antonio, he “got lucky four times. “Done. You don’t have to tell me twice,” Hardy said during a 2020 coaches’ panel discussion. “I went in, eyes wide-open. At 34, he will be the NBA’s youngest head coach. He's fun.

Will Hardy and the Utah Jazz agree on five-year deal making the former Celtic assistant Utah's new head coach.

He’s a competitive young man who understands the responsibilities of the position and no one will work harder to continue the success the Jazz have enjoyed for so long, ” said Popovich. I’m grateful for the trust the Jazz have placed in me and I look forward to the work ahead,” said Hardy. “The Utah Jazz are one of the most respected and successful franchises in the NBA and the fan base here is legendary.

During his time in San Antonio, he served as the head coach of the Spurs' teams in the Salt Lake City Summer League from 2015-18 and NBA Summer League in Las ...

“We could not be more excited to welcome Will Hardy as the next head coach of the Utah Jazz. He has incredible experience and we believe in his continued trajectory,” Smith said in the team statement. He’s a competitive young man who understands the responsibilities of the position and no one will work harder to continue the success the Jazz have enjoyed for so long.” I’m grateful for the trust the Jazz have placed in me and I look forward to the work ahead.” “As our search committee went through this process, Will really separated himself among a group of extremely talented candidates,” Jazz general manager Justin Zanik said in the team statement. “I couldn’t be happier that Will has been given the opportunity to lead one of the finest programs in the league in the Utah Jazz,” Popovich said. “The Utah Jazz are one of the most respected and successful franchises in the NBA and the fan base here is legendary,” Hardy said in a statement released by the team.