Pelicans Rumors: Willie Green, Charles Lee ‘Eminent Candidates’ for HC Job
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Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green and Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee hang emerged as “effectively-known candidates” for the Contemporary Orleans Pelicans’ head coaching emptiness, according to the Contemporary York Events‘ Marc Stein.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Lee additionally stays within the hunt for the Washington Wizards’ gig.
On June 25, NOLA.com’s Christian Clark reported Lee and Brooklyn Nets assistant Jacque Vaughn had been “considered because the strongest contenders” for the job. Nonetheless, Vaughn took himself out of the operating days later, with Wojnarowski reporting he preferred to follow the Nets.
Lee earned his first NBA job with the Atlanta Hawks in 2014-15 at age 30. He spent four years in Atlanta ahead of following Mike Budenholzer to Milwaukee ahead of the 2018-19 season.
Green performed within the NBA for 12 years ahead of constructing his transition to the sideline. He joined the Golden Exclaim Warriors’ workers in 2016 and took a diagram with the Suns after Monty Williams used to be employed in 2019.
In Stan Van Gundy, the Pelicans brought in what regarded as if it might per chance per chance per chance be a pair of exact fingers given his abilities and song file within the league. As an alternative, the 61-year-old did now not seem to mesh with the franchise’s younger roster.
It be potentially now now not a twist of destiny that Lee and Green are every beneath 40 since both candidate might per chance per chance additionally simply be better positioned to connect with the Pelicans gamers.
Thanks to the presence of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, Contemporary Orleans is a beautiful gig. The organization additionally has a stockpile of draft picks that might per chance per chance wait on land yet any other marquee superstar.
That each one raises the bar for whoever is employed, though. The entrance place of job is beneath a same level of rigidity since or now now not it is shifting to a third head coach in as many years.