Complete collapse for NBA giant, coach fired immediately

The New Orleans Pelicans person parted ways with manager Willie Green aft 12 games of the caller NBA season. The Pelicans person won conscionable 2 games and mislaid ten. First adjunct James Borrego volition instrumentality implicit arsenic interim caput coach.

"The win-loss grounds truly wasn't the deciding factor. We person to fig retired who's going to beryllium present successful the future, and I haven't seen that with Green," Pelicans enforcement vice president of hoops operations Joe Dumars said.

He added that helium has seen the squad "lose the aforesaid way, implicit and implicit again." "That's not progress. We person to fig retired that we're going to play hard each night. Before you tin beryllium thing successful this league, you person to fig that out... and that's what I'm looking for close now," Dumars said.

Dumars said helium expects Borrego to enactment astatine slightest done the extremity of the season, but helium can't warrant that unforeseen circumstances won't alteration that.

Borrego's experienced coach

James Borrego had a palmy vocation earlier coming to New Orleans. He was the caput manager of the Charlotte Hornets from 2018 to 2022 with a grounds of 138 wins and 163 losses. He besides served arsenic the interim manager of the Orlando Magic successful the 2014-2015 season. "I've been successful the NBA caput coach's seat before, and I recognize what it's like. We person assurance successful James," Dumars said.

Willie Green took implicit the Pelicans successful 2021 and successful conscionable implicit 4 seasons, helium has recorded 150 wins and 190 losses. He has led the squad to the playoffs twice; they mislaid successful the archetypal circular to the Phoenix Suns successful 2022 and the Oklahoma City Thunder successful 2024. The Pelicans played successful the playoffs successful 2023 and were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

His departure comes aft a turbulent play for the team, with fans and media already speculating astir aboriginal changes. Borrego volition present person the accidental to showcase his tactical endowment and motivate the young players to rise the level of play and instrumentality the Pelicans to competition.