Two people familiar with the situation say that Stan Van Gandy has agreed to become the next coach of the Orleans Pelicans, where he will have the opportunity to work with No. 1 overall draft pick Jean Williamson.
Van Gogh agreed to a four-year contract, according to a man who spoke to the Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the job offer had not been announced.
In New Orleans, Van Gandy will replace Alvin Gantry, who was left out of the playoffs this season by Pelican. Part of the trouble for the Pelicans this season was that Williamson missed most of the season; She has 24 breasts .5 breasts. 5 breasts. 5 breasts.
The Pelicans were 30-42 last season. He has a promising young core with Williamson, top player Brandon Ingram, Jackson Hayes and Nickel Alexander-Walker and currently has four catches in this year’s draft.
Van Gogh spent part of 12 seasons in Miami, Orlando and Detroit, winning 58% of his games and reaching the playoffs eight times. He was Divyan Wade’s first coach in Miami, then dropped out of the Heat job 21 games in the 2005-06 season – the year Mimi won her first championship.
He won 66% of his games in five seasons in Orlando, taking Magic to the 2009 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and winning the playoffs each season. And then his four seasons in Detroit were a big struggle – three losing seasons, the best season in that race was the 44-88 season where the Pistons were eliminated from the playoffs.
Van Gandy has been working as an NBA analyst for Turner Sports most recently.
Clips: The Los Angeles Clippers have confirmed the appointment of Tyrone Lu to replace Dyker Rivers as coach. Lu spent last season as an assistant on the Rivers staff. Rivers has coached the Clippers for the past seven seasons and is now leading the Philadelphia 76ers.
The team was expected to introduce Lu on Wednesday. Lawrence Frank, president of the basketball operations team, said the Clippers made a “complete search”.
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