Celtics hire Drew Nicholas as executive director of player personnel
Last month, longtime Celtics assistant general manager Austin Ainge was hired as president of basketball operations for the Jazz. And in April, director of scouting Remy Cofield was named deputy athletic director and general manager for athletics at the University of Arkansas.
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