The Massachusetts-based ranked-choice committee noted the enthusiastic support from a high-ranking executive with the state’s professional basketball team and reached out immediately, asking Zarren to get involved. The 48-year-old spent three seasons as senior vice president of operations for the Boston Celtics before being hired as Houston's assistant general manager in April 2006. Report: Howard, Lakers eyeing new deal; Warriors could be in... Report: Bucks expected to pursue Kings' Bogdanovic, Report: AD plans to opt out and re-sign with Lakers, Early values, best bets for NBA 2021 title odds, Raptors unveil 3 new jerseys for 2020-21 season. “'That’s great.'”. "Because either you like greyhound racing, or you don’t like it, and trying to get someone to change their views is hard. To explain his support for ranked-choice voting, Zarren laid out a scenario in which two political candidates are running for office. Zarren and McCormick are both hopeful about Question 2 1/4 u2032s prospects. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Stone would become the 10th current Black executive to occupy the position. Sign up for the Celtics Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. They say Question 2 1/4 u2032s poll numbers -- currently below 50 percent -- line up optimistically alongside both Maine and New York City, which passed the measure comfortably. Zarren initially was a member of the advisory board, analyzing data and helping with events when he could. Per McCormick, Zarren is the right person to help educate. Morey, who had signed a five-year extension with the Rockets in 2019, will apparently remain with the club in an advisory role to assist with their ongoing search for a head coach. And that’s including a player — Enes Kanter — who hasn’t even opted into the final season of his deal nor can he until the guarantee date arrives in (likely) December. “You have a rule by minority there. But if a third candidate is added to the election and splits the 60 percent with Candidate B, Candidate A wins even though more people preferred Candidate B. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is resigning from his position, the team announced Thursday. “He understands that from a competition perspective. https://t.co/NTmplVtWcl, — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 15, 2020. "Mike is great. ", “If you knew that only two two teams were ever going to make it to the NBA Finals, no matter that it was always going to be these same to teams, would other teams still play and compete?” she told MassLive. The Boston Bruins, a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, has had eight general managers in its team history. As one might expect when it appears a title contender is on the verge of stripping itself down for parts to retool or rebuild front offices around the NBA are likely salivating over what players they might be able to pry free from Houston, and the Boston Celtics and their fanbase are no exception. Report: Curry, Barkley to replace Tiger, Brady in 3rd editio... Report: NBA, NBPA agree to extend CBA termination deadline t... Report: Ex-Grizzlies, Kings HC Joerger joining Doc's 76ers s... Report: Lucas gaining momentum in Rockets' head coaching sea... Report: Clippers hiring Lue as HC, Billups as lead assistant. Members of the Ranked Choice Voting Committee 2020 faced an odd obstacle in their bid to get an initiative on the Massachusetts ballot earlier this year: During the COVID-19 pandemic, they were trying to put together the first initiative in American history to collect every necessary signature online. Committee for Ranked-Choice Voting co-founder Cara McCormick, who helped run Maine’s successful campaign for ranked-choice voting in 2016, called Zarren a “natural leader. But Zarren, noting the support of the Massachusetts Libertarian party as well as former Republican Governor Weld, said ranked-choice is non-partisan by design. To be fair, there are few openings in an NBA front office these days that do not include Boston Celtics Assistant General Manager and Team Counsel Mike Zarren on their shortlist of potential targets. He has analyzed data extensively for the campaign, and his profile has helped boost its popularity. RCV opens up the process to allow more players onto the field -- more people have a chance to compete for our votes and win.”. Please check your email for a confirmation. Celtics fans might be familiar with Zarren’s advocacy if they follow him on Twitter, where he has vocally called for “Yes" votes on Question 2. Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets have agreed to move on from one another according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the longtime Rockets General Manager and the team reportedly mutually agreeing it is time for the split. That’s probably appropriate: Zarren’s work with the campaign goes much deeper than social media, but Twitter is where he initially got involved. “People in Massachusetts love their politics, and they love their sports," McCormick said. “In fact, the Utah Republican Party strongly supports RCV as, as does the current governor of Utah, and the likely next governor of Utah, all of whom are staunch Republicans. https://celticswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/15/nba-boston-celtics-no-we-are-good-on-westbrook-thanks-click/, Ex-Celtics assistant Lue interviewing with Rockets next week for HC gig, Former Celtic Gerald Green hopes to rejoin Houston Rockets next season, WATCH: highlights of Boston Celtics - Houston Rockets scrimmage 7/28, Rockets starters sink Celtics bench 137-112 as Boston's starters sit, Once and future teammates? The NBA has taken on the mantle as the most socially aware professional sports league in the United States for some time now, and the Disney restart 'bubble' truly underscored that fact this summer. He bridges the gap for all of us.”, Dak Prescott injury: Celtics' Gordon Hayward reaches out to injured Cowboys' quarterback, Boston Celtics draft notebook 2020: Pre-draft workouts can begin this week, Cole Anthony news & more, NBA considering baseball-style series, MLK Day start for next season (report), Visit MassLive.com, Springfield, Mass. Zarren is too busy with the business of helping run an NBA team to phone bank, but he has played an important role in a rising push to change how Massachusetts voters cast their ballots. While a remote possibility could hang around for Boston of a deal at the trade deadline, this situation is worth monitoring more for how it will likely shape the Celtics’ competitors than for any splashy deals for themselves. Most people who haven’t heard about it are -- reasonably, like they should be with anytime someone tries to change the way they vote -- fearful. The Rockets currently hold the league's longest consecutive postseason appearance streak at eight and have missed the playoffs just three times in Morey's 13 seasons running the team's basketball operations. Rivers, himself a Celtics alumnus, almost immediately found a new home as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, taking over the post vacated by Brett Brown after Philly's first-round exit at the hands of Boston. “That’s just not democracy,” Zarren said. Two years later, he is on the board of directors. Rockets GM Morey stepping down, will assist with team's transition, Bill Baptist / National Basketball Association / Getty, Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox. However, with few contracts on the books in the mid-range area between rookie deals and maximum or near-max deals, there isn’t much the Celtics could realistically put together to make a play for a worthwhile target without the prospect of taking on several million dollars in salary. “I was like, ‘Alright, yeah, we should do this,’” Zarren told MassLive. "After returning from Orlando and reflecting on what has been an amazing 14 years with the Houston Rockets, and after discussing my thoughts with family and close friends, I've decided I’ll be stepping away from the Rockets organization effective Nov. 1," Morey said in a statement through the team. It has support from both senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey as well as six of the state’s seven representatives. “It’s an education campaign rather than a ‘Change people’s minds campaign.’”. 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The 48-year-old spent three seasons as senior vice president of operations for the Boston Celtics before being hired as Houston's assistant general manager in April 2006. "It has been the most gratifying experience of my professional life to lead the Rockets basketball organization, and I look forward to working with (Rockets owner Tilman Ferititta) and the management team on the transition," Morey added. So it isn’t this isn’t a party thing at all. “This is really unlike other ballot questions, where usually they say, ‘Don’t even try unless you have 60% support,’” Zarren said. After reading a story in the Economist extolling the virtues of the system, Zarren tweeted his congratulations to the people of Maine after their first successful ranked-choice election. Per McCormick, eight of the nine candidates for the seat supported ranked choice, including the eventual winner Jake Auchincloss who got 22.7 percent of the vote over Jesse Mermell. A player like Robert Covington might be a good pairing in the frontcourt to counterpoint center Daniel Theis’ more defensively-oriented style of play, spending more time with second unit players to provide spacing and bench offense. To help the committee reach its requisite number of signatures, he acted as an emcee -- bringing together people interested in the issue as well as Celtics fans curious to hear what an executive had to say from the bubble. “I first got involved with this because I’m a geeky systems guy and this is a small change that could have big effects," Zarren said. Another Boston Celtics alumnus has found a home coaching as Celtics draftee Chauncey Billups has been hired as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers, per Yahoo Sports' Dan Feldman.

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