Maine Celtics general manager Jarell Christian is reportedly moving onto another gig.
“Sources: Boston Celtics G League GM Jarell Christian is joining the WNBA’s Seattle Storm as an assistant coach on Sonia Raman’s staff. Christian was a finalist for previous WNBA head coaching jobs. He was a former G League head coach twice and NBA assistant coach with the Wizards,” HoopsHype senior NBA insider Michael Scotto posted on Bluesky.
The Maine Celtics are Boston’s G League affiliate and Christian has served as the team’s general manager since October 2022.
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The 39-year-old was an assistant with the Oklahoma City Blues (G League affiliate of the NBA-champion Oklahoma City Thunder) from 2014 to 2018 before serving as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards from 2019 to 2021.
Christian was the Maine Celtics’ head coach during the 2021-22 season and served as both Maine’s GM and a player development coach for Boston during the 2022-23 campaign.
The WNBA’s Seattle Storm have won four championships in their 26-year history, most recently during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Sonia Raman was an assistant with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies from 2020-24 and the WNBA’s New York Liberty in 2025.
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