Two Sixers assistants part ways with the team, taking player development positions with the Celtics and Pistons
D.J. MacLeay recently accepted a job as the Boston Celtics player enhancement coach, while Andrew Jones took an assistant coach/players development job with the Detroit Pistons.
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Andrew Jones III and D.J. MacLeay have recently parted ways with the 76ers, according to sources.
MacLeay recently accepted a job as Boston Celtics player enhancement coach after being employed by the Sixers for the past four-and-a-half years. He served as their video coordinator the past three years.
The Celtics are coached by Ime Udoka, who was hired on June 28. Udoka served as a Sixers assistant coach during the 2019-20 season before taking an assistant job with the Brooklyn Nets. Going to Boston enables MacLeay to reunite with Udoka.
Meanwhile, Jones took an assistant coach/players development job with the Detroit Pistons.
The Philadelphia native spent the past two seasons as a Sixers players development coach after a five-year stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder organization. He served as the Thunder’s senior performance analysis lead & player development coach during his final three years in Oklahoma City.
Jones was a former standout player at Abington Friends School and Penn State before a short professional stint overseas.
The Sixers finished the season with the Eastern Conference’s best record at 49-23. They went on to lose to the Atlanta Hawks in seven games during the conference semifinals.