On Sept. 30, 2014, Steve Kerr presided over his first practice as the head coach of an NBA team. If JJ Redick gets the Los Angeles Lakers' head coaching job that seems destined to become his, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, having the right staff will be beneficial since he has no coaching experience. Kerr turned to former coach Alvin Gentry and Ron Adams, considered the savant of assistant coaches at the time in the NBA, for advice. So Rivers, currently the coach of Milwaukee, took the job with the Orlando Magic in 1999 without any experience. As he began to think about coaching, Kerr said he spent years preparing how to interview for jobs and what kind of coaching philosophy he wanted to develop.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 16, 2024 09:52 UTC