Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Tony Parker: “The question was how I was going to do it, out of respect for a profession that isn’t easy. I wanted to approach it humbly, because I could have gone straight to the United States. But I love being in France, so I told myself: ‘OK, I’m going back to school.’ And I completed my DES [French advanced coaching qualification]. “It came after a conversation with Thierry Henry and Zizou. Both of them, and especially Zizou, explained to me how much it helped him to start again from zero, to put himself in a position where you make yourself a little vulnerable and build yourself up from there."
Draymond Green: "For the first time in my career, Coach (Steve) Kerr told me towards the end of last year, he pulled me to the side, he's like, Draymond, I want you shooting the three. And I was like, oh shit. Like it was like a, it was like a out of body out of body experience, because I had never really heard him like confidently look me in my eyes and say to me like, yo, I want you shooting the basketball. Even when I was shooting the ball great, it was just something that I had never heard. And so when he told me, like the confidence level raised immediately, like, oh man, like Coach want me to shoot."
Golden State Warriors: Welcome to the Bay, Frank Vogel 👋 Coach Vogel joins the Warriors' staff as Associate Head Coach after two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, most recently serving as the team’s lead assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. He has 12 years of head coaching experience with the Indiana Pacers (2010-16), Orlando Magic (2016-18), Los Angeles Lakers (2019-22), and Phoenix Suns (2023-24), leading the Lakers to the 2020 NBA Championship and the Pacers to consecutive Conference Finals appearances in 2013 and 2014.
Advertisement
Mike Curtis: Nate Mitchell has been named head coach of the Texas Legends, G League affiliate of the Mavs. The Toronto native joins the Legends after serving as head coach of the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association. He also has NBA coaching experience with the Hornets, Raptors & Bucks.
“I don’t have a particularly high opinion of him. Perhaps the best illustration is that, after working with Jason Kidd for a year, I sat down with him and said, ‘Look, I have a history with Luka Doncic and I know him well, we’ve worked together before, and that can certainly help the team, but I am not here working for Luka Doncic, I am working for you, this is your team.’ However, he could never really get over it. It was something in his head, part of his personal issues, which I didn’t want to get involved in," Kokoskov added. "After that first year in Dallas, once the season wrapped up. I got a call from Steve Nash, inviting me to join Brooklyn. I remember thinking 'I was working for the worst guy in the NBA and now I have a call from best guy in the NBA.'"
Advertisement
For Igor Kokoskov, it took only two practices to understand that Luka Doncic was a rare talent. “It only takes two sessions, two practices with a guy like that, to realize what kind of generational talent you’re working with. His talent was so obvious, and he keeps growing with every passing year. He is a gem, a diamond, a gift from God.”
Kokoskov reunited with him in 2021 after joining Jason Kidd’s coaching staff in Dallas. His experience with the Mavericks coach, however, was not positive. “He was one of my favorite players and one of the greatest point guards to ever play the game. I loved the Princeton offense because of Jason Kidd. But Jason Kidd the player and Jason Kidd the coach and person are two completely different stories. I didn’t have a good experience with him, nor do I have a particularly high opinion of him off the court or as a head coach. And it’s fine for people to know that. That’s not just my opinion. He generally led some really gifted teams.”
He also described a conversation in which he tried to make it clear that his relationship with Doncic would not affect his loyalty to Kidd. “So, yeah, I don’t have a particularly high opinion of him. Perhaps the best illustration is that, after working with Jason Kidd for a year, I sat down with him and said: ‘Look, I have a history with Luka Doncic and I know him well. We’ve worked together before, and that can certainly help the team. But I am not here working for Luka Doncic. I am working for you. This is your team.’ However, he could never really get over it. It was something in his head, part of his personal issues, which I didn’t want to get involved in.”
Sean Highkin: Blazers media day will begin at 9am on Monday 9/28 with GM Joe Cronin, president of business ops Dewayne Hankins, head coach Micah Nori and most players expected to speak. Will be live streamed as usual.
