It does not appear that the Indiana Pacers will be seeking out a new voice to replace Nate McMillan’s any time soon, April’s Coach of the Month indirectly confirmed at Thursday’s media availability.
“Good conversation,” McMillan said of a recent discussion he had with Larry Bird. “Just talked about the season and a little bit about what we would like to do this offseason.”
The fact that the two men conversed about plans for “this offseason” seems to imply that there will be a “next season” for which McMillan needs to strategize. The first-year coach also made vague mention about his desire to help Jeff Teague get “better” next season as well as a training regimen that is in the works for Myles Turner to add strength which seemed to provide additional context clues that he will be around to see those offseason objectives come to fruition.