ESPN is reporting that she will join the NBA's Cleveland Cav's as an assistant coach
DavisBear said:
ESPN is reporting that she will join the NBA's Cleveland Cav's as an assistant coach
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In a landmark appointment for the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring University of California-Berkeley women's coach Lindsay Gottlieb to be an assistant coach on John Beilein's staff, league sources told ESPN.
Gottlieb -- a Final Four and seven-time NCAA tournament head coach for the Golden Bears -- is the first women's collegiate head coach recruited to an NBA staff.
Sources said Gottlieb, 41, will sign a four-year contract and is expected to play a prominent role in support of Beilein and associate head coach JB Bickerstaff. Commissioner Adam Silver has been determined for the league to welcome more women's coaches into its ranks, and Gottlieb's stature and coaching credentials are unprecedented among women's coaches in the NBA.. ..
From JobMonkey.com:DavisBear said:
I wonder what the pay is for an NBA assistant?
This has to be a great move for her. With the top 4 scorers gone we will be lucky to finish 9th this coming season.OBear073akaSMFan said:
In other words a win win for both parties!
Saw a presser of LG and she said that she had an opt-out for the NBA in her Cal contract. So, no $$ for us. LG was apparently thinking of being a pioneer in the NBA years ago.stu said:
Does anyone know if the Cavs are buying out the remainder of Lindsay's contract? I remember years ago the 49ers paid us significant money after they hired Mariucci. If so that would help the WBB bottom line.
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https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/video/teams/cavaliers/2019/06/21/2656476/1561147333119-190621-gottlieb-media-avail-2656476
So be it. It's a done deal. Let's move on. Coach Smith is in charge now.willtalk said:
People thinking LG was visiting NBA teams to learn and tweek her offensive skills now should realize that her intent was geared on making connections for an assistant job in the league. I suspect LG knew that a position for her was in the works for some time and wasn't just something that was a complete surprise. This might also explain the lack of effort in recruiting for the team.