The coaching waltz is far from over. Since this weekend, we know that Adrian Griffin will take over from Mike Budenholzer in Milwaukee. Appointed to this post, Nick Nursewho would have withdrawn from the race himself, in favor of his assistant, is still waiting to know his next destination.
Thanked by the Raptors at the end of this season, the coach met the Sixers and the Suns last week. But according to the Philadelphia Inquirerthe former would be more popular with Nurse because of his good relationship with Pennsylvania franchise president Daryl Morey.
The two men have already evolved together when the leader held the position of general manager in Houston. During the 2011-2012 season, he had also recruited Nurse for the position of coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the G-League team affiliated with the Rockets.
Nick Nurse, NBA champion in his first season
Training that Nurse had conducted to the title a year later. The technician, who had won a first trophy in the development league in 2011 with Iowa Energy, had subsequently obtained the position of assistant in Toronto. Five years after his arrival in Canada, he took control of the Raptors to guide them to the title in 2019, in his first season!
Will the next step in his career go through Philadelphia, finding the one who gave him his first chance? There is no doubt that Joel Embiid and James Harden will be consulted in this regard, as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton were in Milwaukee to validate the arrival of his former assistant.
