The younger franchise, the New Orleans Pelican, has not had a lot success within the NBA.
To be honest, the New Orleans Pelican has had a big share of star energy through the years so you may’t blame the gamers for that.
Whether or not it is Chris Paul, Anthony Davis or Zion Williamson, the Pelicans are blessed with extraordinarily gifted stars.
Nonetheless, the presence of an elite head coach is extraordinarily necessary to working a group like an oiled machine. Come to consider it, let’s check out present head coach Willie Greene’s NBA expertise.
After asserting his retirement as an NBA participant, Inexperienced joined the Golden State Warriors as an assistant/participant improvement coach in 2018.
However a yr later, Inexperienced joined the Toronto Raptors as an assistant coach. He lasted for 2 years in Toronto, then gained a head teaching job with the Pelican.
Now Inexperienced is the top coach of the Pelicans for 4 seasons, main him to an awesome 148-180 file in the course of the common season.
The Pelicans made two postseason appearances below Greene, however each time they confronted the primary spherical exit within the playoffs.
However to be honest, the harm to the star retains the greens down from gaining full potential on the roster. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if the 2025-26 season will likely be completely different.
Earlier than turning into an NBA coach, Inexperienced loved 12 years of stints within the league as a capturing guard. On condition that he was his forty first general decide within the 2003 NBA Draft, Greene has left the bench for a lot of his profession.
He was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics, however Inexperienced spent the primary seven years of his NBA profession with the Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 9.4 factors, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per group recreation.
Subsequent he stinted for a yr with the New Orleans Hornets (Pelicans) and the Atlanta Hawks. However by the point Inexperienced left the Hawks he was already in decline.
He nonetheless had two years of stints with the Los Angeles Clippers earlier than enjoying for the Orlando Magic final season.
