Odds For Next Head Coach of The Boston Celtics Favor Jay Larranaga

• Brad Stevens has moved from the Boston Celtics head coaching job to a front-office position.
• Jim Larranaga is favored to be the next Celtics head coach with +300 odds.
• Jason Kidd has the second shortest odds to be the next head coach in Boston with +500 odds.

BOSTON—In rare fashion, the Boston Celtics have seen a shakeup in both their front office and coaching staff as their long-time general manager, Danny Ainge, has stepped down from his position.

With that, the Celtics have decided to move their head coach, Brad Stevens, into a permanent front-office role.

With that, one of the most prestigious coaching jobs in the NBA has become available, and online sportsbooks have weighed in with odds for different candidates.

Next Boston Celtics Head Coach Odds

• Jay Larranaga +300
• Jason Kidd +500
• Chauncey Billups +600
• Lloyd Pierce +600
• Sam Cassell +700
• Ime Udoka +1000
• Kenny Atkinson +1000
• Alvin Gentry +1200
• Jarron Collins +1200
• Nate McMillan +1200
• Becky Hammon +1400
• Jeff Van Gundy +1400
• Mike D’Antoni +1400

Jay Larranaga

Sitting at the top of the odds boards right now is long-time Celtics assistant coach, Jay Larranaga. Larranaga has been the Celtics top assistant coach for the last nine seasons and has helped lead this team to the playoffs in all but one season.

Before becoming an assistant coach for the Celtics, Larranaga was a head coach in the NBA G League for the Erie BayHawks where he led them to the playoffs as well.

Not to mention, Larranaga also has a great background in player development as he has had 12 players get called up to the NBA in his two seasons in the G League. With his deep and long ties to the Celtics, bettors can comfortably bet on his NBA odds to be the next head coach.

Jason Kidd

Kidd has proven himself as an NBA head coach having been a head coach for five seasons in which three of them saw a playoff appearance. He has also spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and earned an NBA Championship ring from it.

Kidd has been linked to different coaching jobs in the past and also has easily the highest basketball IQ amongst any of the other candidates due to his years as a top point guard in the league.

Given both his previous experience and his IQ, bettors could look his way as well.

Ime Udoka

It should be no surprise to any NBA bettors that Udoka is being considered as a candidate for the Celtics coaching job.

Udoka comes from the long line of coaches that have served under Gregg Popovich where he was an assistant for him for seven years. He then moved on to the Philadelphia 76ers for a season in which he helped them become one of the best defensive teams in the league and is currently an assistant for first-time head coach, Steve Nash, and the Brooklyn Nets and has done a great job building the Nets to contenders.

With that said, Udoka may not be the front-runner candidate, however, he has all the experience on his resume needed for the Celtics to strongly consider him for their top coaching job.

Becky Hammon

In a longshot situation, bettors could potentially flirt with Becky Hammon’s odds to be the next head coach of the Boston Celtics.

Hammon has proven herself to be more than capable of leading any team to become championship contenders. She also comes from the Gregg Popovich coaching tree and has helped lead the Spurs to the playoffs in five of her seven seasons as the lead assistant.

Hammon also has some head coach experience as well as she usually takes over as the head coach when Popovich gets tossed from the sidelines in which he has done pretty often and has even coached the Spurs in the summer league as well.

If the Celtics do strongly consider her to be the head coach, bettors could walk away with heavy pockets.