Just last week our own Kevin Barrios wrote on the potential head coaching candidacy of San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon. The idea that the New Orleans Pelicans would be searching for a new head coach this spring was met with derision on Pelicans Twitter, a fleeting fantasy.
About that. Sean Deveney reported earlier this afternoon that Gentry is indeed coaching for his job down the stretch and that the Pelicans must demonstrate “significant progress with this roster as it stands” that a move at head coach is not just possible, but likely.