Along with the Regular Season, the trips on the NBA benches of the two Rockets and Pistons coaches also end. And here’s what could happen now in Houston and Detroit.
Immediately after yesterday’s final siren and therefore the end of the Regular Season, it took very little to feel the impact of the first War Bombs: The Houston Rockets in fact, they announced that the one against Washington was the coach’s last game Stephen Silas on their bench, and the same did the Detroit Pistons con Dwayne Casey.
If for the second it is a transition from the role of head coach to a member of the front office (with the search for his successor which has already begun), the first failed to convince the management of the Rockets to exercise the team option that the ‘would tie to the Texan franchise for next season as well.
After a very negative year for Silas, therefore, between the death of his father Paul and the bad results on the field, now Houston is already projected towards the future. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the name at the top of the list, as emerged a few weeks ago, is that of Making Udokabut also beware of other possible candidates such as Kenny Atkinsonnow an assistant at the Warriors, e Frank Vogel, free after the experience at the Lakers ended twelve months ago; to keep an eye on, finally, too Nick Nursein case he parts ways with the Raptors in the coming weeks.
As for the Pistons, according to Woj the first two names for Casey’s succession are Charles Lee (Budenholzer’s assistant at the Bucks) and, again, Ime Udoka.
