It’s Marlon Garnett’s turn.
Garnett, a key assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets the past two years, has been tapped to serve as the team’s head coach during summer league play in Sacramento and Las Vegas. He’ll be tasked with trying to collectively juggle the new arrivals like recent first-round picks Brandon Miller and Nick Smith Jr. with other notables such as Bryce McGowens.
And he can’t wait to dive into it when the first practice officially tips off Friday morning.
“Just the fact that this organization — obviously our general manager Mitch (Kupchak) and (assistant GM) Buzz (Peterson) and and the group up there as well as coach (Steve Clifford) — them entrusting me to be able to lead these guys,” Garnett said, “and continue to progress our program here as we kind of try to pursue a little more success in Charlotte these next three weeks is definitely an honor.