The connections between the Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz run deep. Following his departure from the former, after a brief respite, Danny Ainge became the CEO of Utah Jazz basketball. Their head coach, Will Hardy, was Ime Udoka's lead assistant during the 2021-22 campaign when Boston reached the NBA Finals. Scott Morrison, who was once the bench boss for the Celtics' G League affiliate in Maine, is on his staff in Salt Lake City.
As of this summer, Utah's front office includes another member of the Ainge family. After 12 years in Boston, Austin Ainge joined his father, Danny.