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Former Duke Star Amile Jefferson To Coach Boston’s Summer League Team

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Things have seemed somewhat quiet lately for former Duke star and assistant coach Amile Jefferson since moving from Durham to Boston to be an assistant with the Celtics, but that’s from the outside.

He’s an assistant. By definition, he’s a background figure for the team, at least as far as the public is concerned. That will change soon, however.

When Boston starts Summer League play starts on July 10, they’re entrusting their roster to Coach Jefferson.

Among other things, this will be their first time seeing draftee Chris Cenac on the court, and Jefferson might be the ideal guy to mentor him.

When he was a freshman at Duke, injuries forced him into action too soon, and he took his lumps.

After that, he bulked up, and emerged as a force for the Blue Devils, and was a key to Duke’s 2015 national championship. That should resonate with Cenac, who arrives after just one year at Houston.

It’s not clear who else will be on the roster yet, but if Cenac is smart, he’ll listen to Jefferson, because that guy can really help.

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Former Duke Star Amile Jefferson To Coach Boston’s Summer League Team

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