Celtics legend forecasts what's to come for Joe Mazzulla

Paul Pierce discusses with Julian Edelman some of the traits that help Joe Mazzulla establish buy-in from the Celtics.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla. | Maddie Meyer/GettyImagesPaul Pierce made a recent appearance on former New England Patriots star Julian Edelman's podcast, Games with Names. Naturally, the Boston Celtics were a topic of conversation.

That discussion included Edelman asking the Basketball Hall of Famer for his opinion on Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.

"I love Mazzulla," responded Pierce. "He fits the kinda Boston mentality. I like that he's young. He can relate to the players."

When Mazzulla had to make the jump from sitting behind the bench to taking the helm for…