1) This isn’t his first time coaching for New Orleans. Gentry was the lead assistant for the then-Hornets during the 2003-04 season under Tim Floyd. In just the franchise’s second season in the Crescent City, New Orleans went 41-41 in the regular season, before losing a hard-fought seven-game playoff series to Miami in the 4-5 matchup of the Eastern Conference first round. Current Pelicans TV analyst David Wesley was a starter for the ’03-04 Hornets.
2) Gentry’s most successful season as a head coach occurred five years ago with Phoenix, when the 2009-10 Suns finished 54-28. They were ousted 4-2 in the Western Conference finals by the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.