Nate Bjorkgren and Pacers strike a deal for the HC job!
Nate Bjorkgren and Pacers strike a deal for the HC job! Reports have been flying off the shelves that former assistant head coach of the Raptors is getting a head coaching job.
Bjorkgren and the Pacers have signed for a multi-year contract. It was being reported that the team was sold on his innovation, his time being in the G-League as a HC, plus being under Nick Nurse’s wing for his NBA Championship.
Bjorkgren worked in the G-League for a long-time, he was actually with Nurse when they both won a title in 2011. That was from Iowa, the other one was when he was with Santa Cruz. That is when he reached to the championship finals in 2013; then in 2015, he went to the NBA for an assisting role for the PHX Suns.
Here is what the Pacers have to say on them hiring Bjorkgren:
“We are very pleased and excited to have Nate as our new coach;” Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said in a statement released by the team. “This was an extensive and thorough search, and when we reached the conclusion, we felt strongly Nate is the right coach for us at the right time. He comes from a winning background; has experienced championship success, is innovative and his communication skills along with his positivity are tremendous. We all look forward to a long, successful partnership in helping the Pacers move forward.”
Here is what Nate Bjorkgren has to say on being hired by the team:
“I am honored to take on the role as head coach of the Indiana Pacers,” Bjorkgren said in a statement. “This is something I have prepared for during my career. I want to thank Kevin, Chad (Buchanan), Kelly (Krauskopf), Larry Bird, Donnie Walsh, and Herb and Steve Simon for this opportunity. I also want to thank Nick Nurse for giving me my first professional coaching job 14 years ago.
“I’m looking forward to working with this great team to achieve our goal as NBA Champions.”
Who is he replacing?
Bjorkgren is replacing former head coach, Nate McMillan. McMillan traveled to the playoffs for four consecutive years but losing in the first round the past two years of being swept. What makes things worse is this: he is 3-16 in the postseason. Now, McMillan is 183-136 in total wins for the Pacers.
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