Celtics' Joe Mazzulla's Coaching Style Earns High Marks From NBA Players

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla

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Many Celtics fans are questioning whether Joe Mazzulla should remain the head coach after Boston blew a 3-1 series lead to the Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. However, the rest of the NBA seems to have a clear opinion about Mazzulla.

The Athletic’s Josh Robbins, Sam Amick and Joe Vardon published an NBA player survey on Wednesday, asking players about various topics, and one of the questions was which current coach, aside from your own, do you find the most impressive?

Robbins, Amick and Vardon surveyed 146 players regarding the question, and Mazzuall received 17.8% of the votes, which was the most among any head coach.

"More love here for the Celtics — specifically, Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics’ ultra-competitive, no-nonsense fourth-year head coach," Robbins, Amick and Vardon wrote. "Because Tatum was expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season as he recovered from the Achilles tendon injury he suffered during the 2025 playoffs, and because the Celtics had traded away floor-spacing big man Kristaps Porziņģis, the Celtics entered October expected to tumble down the standings. NBA.com’s annual GM Survey had league general managers predicting that Boston would finish eighth in the East."