Man of His Word: How Ime Udoka laid out path for Celtics success - a podcast by NBC Sports Boston

Chris Forsberg takes a look back at the incredible first year for Ime Udoka with the Celtics and how the head coach laid out during his introductory press conference exactly how he planned to lead the team to the success and growth they’ve had over the last few months.

1:00- Udoka lays out his goal to improve the team’s ball movement and jokingly calls out Brad Stevens for Boston’s 27th place finish in assist percentage last season

4:36- Udoka makes clear from the start that he was going to call out and push his star players to be better

7:20- Udoka praises Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as “foundational pillars” while challenging them to take the next step to become superstars

14:01- Udoka explains that the goal from day 1 is to lead Boston to another NBA championship

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QgkKIvgkekw

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