New Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham played for the Bucks from 1999-2002. He reflects on his time playing for Milwaukee under Coach George Karl and his creation of “The Hammer Play.” More video content from the NBA Coaches Association here: http://www.youtube.com/c/NBAcoachesAssociation
What started as a way of letting out frustration turned into a career as a professional player and now NBA Coach for New Orleans Pelican’s Assistant Fred Vinson. The NBCA takes a look his journey to NBA coaching from his childhood in Murfreesboro, NC.
Source: Thomas Fenn, Fansided From the court to the sidelines, Sam Cassell has been through the ups and downs of being with the Los Angeles Clippers. Widely known as one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history was that which brought the seasoned Sam Cassell to the Clippers in 2005. Cassell had been through[…]
After finishing an 8 year career in the NBA and overseas, Houston Rockets assistant Coach Roy Rogers seized the opportunity to stay close to the game by getting into coaching. More video content from the NBA Coaches Association here: http://www.youtube.com/c/NBAcoachesAssociation
Source: Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Excerpt: As teams with openings survey the coaching talent pool, they’ll recognize a few subspecies among the candidates. We’ve been performing this exercise since 2013 (five of the seven names on that list were subsequently hired as head coaches). Our 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 lists included Quin Snyder, Atkinson and Tyronn Lue. Following are some names that have[…]