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Suns officially lose top assistant Willie Green to Pelicans
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Just two days after completing a Finals run, Suns head coach Monty Williams has lost his top assistant, Willie Green, to the New Orleans Pelicans as their new head coach.
Green, who is just 39 years old and only six years removed from him playing years, becomes the third-youngest coach in the NBA behind Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Memphis’ Taylor Jenkins.
Green has had an incredibly successful run as an assistant coach in the NBA.
His two teams have been to four NBA Finals in his five years in coaching, including two championships. He experienced three straight Finals from 2017-2019 with Golden State under Steve Kerr, the first two as a player development coach and the last as a full assistant coach. Then this year, he reached the Finals with the Suns as the top assistant under Monty Williams.
Pelicans name Willie Green head coach
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The New Orleans Pelicans hired Willie Green as their new head coach on Thursday.
The move was expected but was delayed due to Green s role as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns, who just lost in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals. Willie has established himself as one of the most respected assistant coaches in the NBA, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said in a statement. He brings a vast amount of basketball knowledge and experience to our team as both a coach and former player, along with exceptional leadership qualities and an innate ability to connect with players, staff and fans alike.
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Now what?
We re not wasting any time spinning forward to next season, where a host of current contenders and potential superteams will aim to unseat Giannis Antetokounmpo & Co. in 2022.
What will the Los Angeles Lakers look like in Year 3 of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis partnership? What kind of juggernaut will the Brooklyn Nets evolve into as their star trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving (hopefully) returns to full health? Are these Suns one and done, or is a repeat Finals trip in their future?
Let s take a way-too-early look at where all 30 teams stand immediately following the Bucks impressive road to the NBA championship.