Although many teams are destined to change their head coaches this summer, Dwane Casey's dismissal was quite surprising. The coach who worked in Toronto for seven years took the Raptors from the bottom of a league to the top of the division, breaking the best record in team history three times. He is the best head coach in the Raptors' history, no one. But his class is also easy to understand. If the Raptors want to win the championship, they must make changes.
After entering the offseason, four coaches in the league have stepped into their (new) positions, namely Grizzlies coach BJ Bickerstaff, Knicks coach David Fitzdale, Suns coach Igor Koskov and Hornets coach James borrego. In addition, the head coach positions of Bucks, Eagles and Pistons are also vacant. Who will be the coach of the Raptors in the next offseason?
Mike Buden holzer
Buden holzer has been the head coach of the Hawks for the past five years. This senior teaching assistant who worked for the Spurs 17 years also branded the Eagle as the Spurs, and the Eagle was once called the "Spurs of the East". According to Woj, Buden holzer has now entered the Raptors' close watch list.
As Popovich's assistant coach, Buden holzer helped the Spurs win four championships. In the 20 15 season, Buden holzer led the Hawks to 60 wins in a single season and won the trophy of head coach of the year. However, similar to Kathy's fate, he failed to pass James during his term of office. Although Buden holzer wants to take over a team that doesn't need to be rebuilt, considering his "anti-Zhan" record, I'm afraid Ugeri will have to think twice before signing coach Buden.
Becky Hammon
On 20 14, Harmon joined Popovich's coaching staff and became the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history. On 20 15, Harmon participated in the Las Vegas Summer League as the head coach of the Spurs and won the championship. This summer, Popovich's four assistants have participated in the interviews of the head coaches of different teams, and Harmon also accepted the interview invitation of the Bucks.
Before entering the NBA, Harmon played 65,438+05 seasons in the WNBA, including six All-Star Games and two league games. 20 16, she was also selected as one of the 20 greatest stars in WNBA history.
Ettore Messina
20 14 after two generals, Buden holzer and Brett Brown, left, messina joined the Spurs and became the chief teaching assistant of Popovich. Before coming to San Antonio, he had nearly 30 years of European coaching experience, won the European League championship four times and was called the best head coach in the European League twice.
During Popovich's truce this season, messina briefly took over Bobo's job. Although it failed to create many miracles in the end, the Spurs still lost by 1:4. But at present, if Popovich gives way, then messina will be the first candidate to take over as head coach.
Nick ·NASS
Since 20 13, NASS has been the assistant coach of the Raptors. Now that the head coach is out of class, it is logical for the assistant coach to fill the vacancy.
Nass, 50, has been an assistant coach since 1989. He has taught in many universities such as North Iowa and South Dakota, and also has the experience of being a head coach in Europe. He is also the head coach of Iowa Energy Team and Rio Grande Valley Poisonous Tongue Team, and won the development league championship on 20 1 1 and 20 13 respectively. He is a coach and has rich teaching experience.
Monty Williams
From 20 16 to now, Williams has been the vice president of Spurs basketball operations. Prior to that, he had five years of experience as a head coach, leading the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans. He led the team into the playoffs twice, but both were eliminated in the first round. As an assistant to coach K, Williams also won the World Cup and the Olympic Games with the United States twice.
Jerry Stackhouse
Stackhouse is now the head coach of the Raptors Development League team Raptors 905. Since he became the head coach of the team in the 20 16- 17 season, stackhouse led the team to the finals of the development league for two consecutive years, and won the championship successfully in the 20 17 season. Under his command, the Raptors became the defensive champion of the Development League for two years in a row, and young stars like Fred Van Frett also came out of his hands.
Considering the frequent lineup adjustment and uneven quality faced by the development league teams, stackhouse's stable record during his leadership period is also impressive. Before becoming the coach of the Raptors Development League, stackhouse had played 18 season in the league as a player, and played for 8 teams successively, with rich competition experience.
Stan Van Gundy
Just a few days before Casey was fired, JVG was dismissed as the head coach and president of the Pistons. Van Gundy led the Pistons to the playoffs only once during his tenure, but was eliminated in the first round. JVG has rich teaching experience. Before Pistons, he also served as the head coach of Magic and Heat. In 2009, Van Gundy also led the Magic to beat James and the Cavaliers to advance to the finals. Eventually defeated by Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in their heyday.