Sacramento Kings make Nancy Lieberman an assistant coach

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Sacramento Kings make Nancy Lieberman an assistant coach

Post by Fran » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:26 pm

http://fortune.com/2015/08/03/nancy-lie ... ale-coach/

One year ago, there were no female coaches in the National Basketball Association. Now there are two.

The first was Becky Hammon, tapped by the San Antonio Spurs in August 2014. The second is Nancy Lieberman, who will be an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings, the team confirmed last week.

Lieberman, of course, is hardly “second” to anyone. She is a legend—not only among female athletes, but for all athletes in any sport. She played for Team USA at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, the first year the Olympics included women’s basketball. At Old Dominion University, she set school records and earned the nickname “Lady Magic.” She played women’s professional basketball for more than 20 years before there was a WNBA, then played in the WNBA’s inaugural 1997 season, at age 39. At that point she had already been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. She went on to coach WNBA teams and, ultimately, head-coach the men’s Texas Legends, an NBDL (NBA D-League) team, from 2009 to 2011.

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Post by nksports » Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:43 pm

Probably as qualified as anyone to become an NBA head coach.

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Post by Fran » Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:15 pm

You're right I think Becky Hammon may have the best shot, an assistant with the Spurs last season and she coached the summer team in Las Vegas.

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Post by LordBy2014 » Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:09 pm

both Nancy Lieberman and Becky Hammon are qualified and ready to make that breakthrough move to being a head coach in the NBA . . .

Smart money is on Hammon to get that chance 1st because of her Spurs connection right now . . .

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