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He had 14 points on five-for-11 shooting. He made one of four three-point attempts and also had three assists and two steals. Bronny’s defense was solid as well. “Yeah, we want him to play on the ball,” said Lindsey Harding, Lakers assistant coach and Summer League coach. “Especially in tight moments, I like the ball in his hands and I want him to make those decisions. You can go through as many drills as you want, but nothing beats live.

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Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said in June that he planned to deploy Flagg at point guard frequently throughout the season, and Dallas wasted no time putting Flagg in a ballhandling role Thursday. He brought the ball up the floor on the Mavericks’ first possession of the game, and the Lakers sent a double team at him. “That was something we tried: Try to disrupt him, try to slow him down, hopefully get a steal,” Lakers summer-league coach Lindsey Harding said. “We know he’s a great player. We know that they’re gonna go to him. We know he is the future of this league, so we wanted to try to make it a little difficult for him.”

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Michael Scotto: The Los Angeles Lakers have officially named Nate McMillan, Scott Brooks, Bob Beyer, Greg St. Jean, Lindsey Harding, and Beau Levesque as assistant coaches on head coach JJ Redick’s staff. The Lakers also added Michael Wexler as head video coordinator. pic.twitter.com/5zo8oT7Qga

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Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Lindsey Harding — the G League coach of the year — has agreed on a deal to become an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers. Harding leaves the Kings to rejoin JJ Redick, whom she spent time with on the Sixers staff and as a Duke All-American. pic.twitter.com/O0O0Gom3ic

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Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Charlotte has been granted permission to interview Sacramento’s G League coach Lindsey Harding for head coaching opening. Harding - a former No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick — was G League’s coach of the year for Stockton and advanced to Western Conference Finals. pic.twitter.com/PlAYLhW70m

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Matt George: Stockton Kings head coach & G-League Coach of the Year Lindsey Harding talks about the recognition she's received, and representing women coaches at the pro level. pic.twitter.com/u7PC1MGhaX

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The Stockton Kings' Lindsey Harding became the first woman to be named coach of the year in the NBA G League on Tuesday. Harding earned the honor after guiding the Kings to a league-best 24-10 regular-season record. They earned the top seed in the Western Conference and a first-round bye in the playoffs, which begin this week. Harding will receive the Dennis Johnson Trophy, named after the late Hall of Famer who was a star guard in the NBA and a G League coach. The vote was conducted by fellow coaches and general managers in the G League.

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Sean Cunningham: Domantas Sabonis talks about the Kings 109-95 win over the Clippers, why he was disappointed in his performance despite his 20 point & 20 rebound night, the upcoming road trip, the playoff race in the West & Lindsey Harding winning G League Coach of the Year. pic.twitter.com/mIp8Wyqckg

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Sean Cunningham: Kings head coach Mike Brown shouting out Lindsey Harding winning G League Coach of the Year after her first season in Stockton. pic.twitter.com/nMZO0Pwz85

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Sean Cunningham: Stockton Kings head coach Lindsey Harding has been named the 2023-24 NBA G League Coach of the Year in a vote by NBA G League head coaches and general managers. Harding is the first woman to win the Coach of the Year award in the NBA G League.

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Jason Anderson: The G League Stockton Kings have announced coach Lindsey Harding will miss a couple of games following the death of a family member. Associate coach Will Scott will fill in during her absence.

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Lindsey Harding, the No. 1 pick of the 2007 WNBA Draft, is the only woman serving as a head coach of an American men’s professional basketball team. And Friday night was her first game. When Harding, 39, led the Stockton Kings in a G League opener Friday against the Santa Cruz Warriors in Santa Cruz, she became the only woman head coach in either the NBA or G League. Stockton lost 125-114 to Santa Cruz.

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Women coaching in the NBA is still rare, but less so, with more and more working as player development coaches or as second or third assistants. Becky Hammon was a top assistant to Spurs coach Gregg Popovich for years, and became the first woman to be the head coach in an NBA game when Pop was ejected against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 30, 2020. She also was a head coach for the Spurs during the NBA Summer League, a showcase for rookies and young players hoping to make a team in the fall. Harding is the first woman to be a head coach since the NBA’s developmental league — the G League — took on its current name and form in 2017. Prior to that, when the NBA’s minor league was known as the D League — Nancy Lieberman served as head coach for the Texas Legends (Dallas Mavericks) from 2009 to 2011.

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Sean Cunningham: Lindsey Harding has been named head coach of the Stockton Kings and Anjali Ranadive has been promoted from assistant GM to the team’s General Manager.

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