Paris Basketball announced on Monday the arrival on its bench of Tiago Splitter, former teammate of Tony Parker at the Spurs.
Paris Basketball announced on Monday the arrival as new coach of Brazilian Tiago Splitter, former NBA champion. The 39-year-old former pivot, assistant coach of the Brazilian national team, had a great career in the NBA, notably being champion in 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs alongside Tony Parker and Boris Diaw.
Having also played for the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers, he became a coach in 2018, notably becoming assistant coach of the Brooklyn Nets for four years in 2019, before joining the Houston Rockets, and occupying the same role in the staff of the Brazilian selection.
Conquering the Euroleague
He will have the difficult task of succeeding Tuomas Iisalo, who unilaterally terminated his contract to join the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, where he will be head assistant coach.
Under the leadership of its Finnish coach, who arrived last summer, the young Parisian club had its best season, with a first title in the Leaders Cup followed by another in the Eurocup and a French championship final, lost against Monaco.
Splitter will try to make the Parisians shine, who have qualified for the Euroleague, the most prestigious European competition that the Parisian club created in 2018 will discover. “This will be a major asset for Paris because he will bring us all his experience. In his career, he has been trained by the greatest technicians and this is what gives him a vision in his coaching,” commented the club’s sporting director, Amara Sy, quoted by the club in a press release.
Assistant coach of the Brazilian Olympic team, he will be on the sidelines on July 27 during the France-Brazil match of the Olympic basketball tournament in Lille.
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