Assistant coach of the Houston Rockets John Lucas (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Former NBA champion Rasheed Wallace once avoided playing for longtime Houston Rockets assistant coach John Lucas.
Houston Rockets assistant coach John Lucas has been with the franchise in several roles, as he spent five seasons playing for the franchise and four seasons as a personnel member. Lucas spent six seasons as a head coach, as he landed his first head coaching job at the age of 39-years-old, which is impressive, to say the least.
Lucas spent his first two seasons coaching the San Antonio Spurs, and he achieved immediate success, posting a 94-49 record with the Spurs, which culminated in a fifth-place finish and a fourth-place finish.