If Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski is interested in Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau, who is under contract with the Celtics, Stefanski must request permission from Boston GM Danny Ainge.

A source close to the Celtics confirmed that Ainge has promised Thibodeau that he would grant permission for the defensive specialist to interview for a head coaching gig.

Via Philadelphia Inquirer

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