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00:05 Hey, Bobby Manning here. Welcome to a practice edition of the Garden Report.
00:11 A big topic of conversation here at Celtics practice on Saturday.
00:16 Jeff Van Gundy joining the Celtics coaching staff and shout out to Celtics Reddit.
00:23 It was right there on the website and no one realized it.
00:25 Him joining Boston after broadcasting on ESPN's main NBA telecast for all those years with Mike Breen and Mark Jackson.
00:37 He'll be a consultant effectively for the Celtics here.
00:41 Stopping in about once a month, being in team meetings, and as Joe Mazzuola said today, giving a bird's eye view,
00:49 perspective on how the Celtics are doing, things the coaching staff can change.
00:54 And Boston's emphasizing that he's going to consult every level of the organization.
00:59 Front office, even the main Celtics will get some feedback from Van Gundy as he moves on to another portion of his career.
01:07 Van Gundy, of course, the legendary Knicks coach who led the team as an 8-seed to the NBA Finals.
01:13 Houston Rockets coach as well. Massive experience, well respected.
01:20 FIBA, his latest coaching venture with the younger players trying to qualify for some of the international tournaments.
01:28 So he stayed pretty closely involved in coaching, even while becoming known as a brilliant broadcaster.
01:36 One of my favorite broadcasters just for telling it like it is, which I'm sure is his similar approach behind the scenes here.
01:43 No sign of him, though Shea Brissett said today that they have seen him just taking in practice,
01:48 giving a few words of wisdom here or there.
01:51 Here's what Missoula had to say about Van Gundy joining the organization.
01:55 Awesome. Anytime you can add like high character, high level professional people, I think it's a no brainer.
02:02 And so fortunate enough that he's here, not just for the coaching staff, but for everybody.
02:06 And he's been through every imaginable situation in the NBA, in coaching, FIBA, NBA.
02:12 And so we're just lucky to have him. And he's just a great listener and a great worker.
02:16 So he's added a lot of value, even in the first couple of weeks.
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02:36 So obviously a wealth of knowledge now between Sam Cassell, who again today was working in the post with Jason Tatum at practice,
02:44 really forcing him to be physical in there as they went back and forth.
02:48 You see the demeanor between them laughing, their handshake, their back and forth banter.
02:54 It's one of the more animated exchanges at practice every day, those two going at it.
03:00 And that just naturally came together, Missoula said today, once Celtics hired Cassell,
03:06 who served under Doc Rivers for all those years.
03:10 Missoula actually asked Doc Rivers about hiring Cassell.
03:14 And all Doc said, Missoula remembered today, was you'd be crazy if you didn't hire him.
03:19 Charles Lee too in here, I think a great presence, especially when you factor in the Drew Holiday connection.
03:25 They've been working together day in and day out.
03:28 So unbelievable what a year does to the staff.
03:31 Missoula has some of the best assistants you can imagine.
03:34 Probably the top choices you'd go for if you were picking the ideal assistants for this team.
03:40 And what difference does that make?
03:42 We're ultimately going to have to see once the regular season begins.
03:45 But for now, we know Jeff Van Gundy going to be a consultant for the Celtics.
03:50 Won't be traveling, won't be on the bench, but will stop in here for team meetings.
03:56 Continue to give his perspective on the team from afar.
04:00 And advise basically every level of the Celtics organization here.
04:04 A major addition after Van Gundy got laid off by ESPN in his primary role a year ago.
04:12 Doc Rivers, Doris Burke filling that role now.
04:16 We'll have more as the Celtics continue training camp next week.
04:20 And their next game comes against the Knicks on Tuesday here for CLNS Media.
04:26 And the Gund Report has been a practice edition, news edition too.
04:30 I'm Bobby Manning, we'll talk to you soon.
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