The Boston Celtics announced today that they have named Tom Thibodeau as an assistant coach.  Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

?I've admired Tom as a coach for a long time. It?s good to have him on my side.? said Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers.

Thibodeau, who comes to the team from the Houston Rockets, had helped the Rockets rank among the top five in the NBA in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense in each of the past four campaigns.