Mark Jackson will be the next coach of the Golden State Warriors, according to multiple reports. Jackson has never coach in the NBA or college; he followed his long, solid NBA playing career, where he was a point guard for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers and several other teams, by moving to the broadcast booth. He worked New Jersey Nets games on the YES Network with Marv Albert for four years, and also served as a part of ESPN and ABC's flagship broadcast crew as a color commentator.
Mark Jackson To Leave Broadcast Booth To Become Warriors’ Head Coach
In fact, Jackson is currently working the NBA Finals for ABC.
Moves from the booth to the sidelines aren't rare; top TNT analyst Doug Collins left the booth last year to take the Philadelphia 76ers' job, and Turner studio analyst Kevin McHale last week agreed to become the head coach of the Houston Rockets. Even Mike Brown, new coach of the L.A. Lakers, spent his year off of the sidelines in an ESPN studio role.
But Jackson’s move, in that he didn’t go from coaching to the booth and back, is different. Is it a new precedent in the NBA, or is Jackson just a special candidate who impressed the Warriors’ braintrust? We’ll see.
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