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Evaluating Head Coaching Options For The New York Knicks

By Lorenzo DeScala

Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson talks to a referee during their game against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first quarter in Game 6 of their Western Conference NBA Playoff game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) (Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images)
Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson talks to a referee during their game against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first quarter in Game 6 of their Western Conference NBA Playoff game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) (Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images) /
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – DECEMBER 3: Head Coach Gregg Popovich, and Assistant Coach Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Spurs are seen talking with each other against the Houston Rockets on December 3, 2019 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photos by Darren Carroll/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Becky Hammon

Could Leon Rose hire the first ever female head coach in NBA history? If so, is Becky Hammon a good fit for the New York Knicks? The answer is yes.

Hammon is in the midst of her sixth season under Popovich and has been serving as his top assistant since 2018. Hammon served as the summer league head coach in 2015, 2016 and 2019, winning the summer league title in 2015.

Greg Popovich’s coaching tree is felt in the roots of the NBA. There are 5 current head coaches who served as assistants under Popovich and 2 head coaches who served as the team’s G-League head coach. Becky Hammon will be the next Spur’s assistant to get a head coaching gig.

Like Jackson, Hammon has her own player ties to New York. Hammon spent the first 8 seasons in the WNBA suiting up for the New York Liberty. Hammon is regarded among the best players to ever play for the Liberty. She would play 8 more seasons with the San Antonio Stars before retiring in 2014.

Back in 2018, Hammon even interviewed with the Milwaukee Bucks for their vacant head coaching position, before it was filled by another former Spur’s assistant in Mike Budenholzer

She’s been defying the odds her entire career, and becoming the first ever female head coach in the NBA for the New York Knicks would just be her next feat.

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