“When the Lakers are called, listen”
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Vira of Sokolova In February 2023. Years Nate McMillan The NBA season stayed before returning 2024. to become an assistant JJ Redick in Los Angeles. How is this return to the league benches?
“I was half retired, in North Carolina, to enjoy life, to work on my establishment, to work with young people. I was involved there, in mentoring,” remembers. “I talked to my son, and last and JJ Redick worked at New Orleans, when he was an assistant. He told him that I was interested in interested in being interested in the bench.” »
The proposal did not fall into the ears of the deaf … “I told my son to give him my number. I just accepted the coach Lakers and, when these franchise calls, we listened to me, talked about my ideas to train Lakers, for his staff.
Talk to Lebron James before accepting
But before he accepted, former bluzers coach and Hawlova wanted an opinion of legends: Mike Krzizevski. “I’ve thought about it and I made another phone call: We worked together with the US team between 2008. and 2012. years. He believed I was good for this position, to help JJ Reduction. I have great respect for the K.”
After that, was that acting? Was that the case in the bag?
“So I remembered JJ to tell him that I was interested, but that I still had a phone call to make: Lebron James”Continues Nate McMillan. “I should have talked to him. Five minutes later, James called me, that he wanted to work with me. It was sacred to work with Lebron and Anthony Davis at that time and for one of the five greatest sports franchises in the world.” »
Even if, for former players in Seattle, “Put purple and yellow initially was a small challenge, because with Magic Johnson and other fought in the 1980s and the 1990s”.
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