Stan Van Gundy, starejši izmed bratskega trenerskega dvojca družine Van Gundy, je postal novi trener NBA moštva New Orleans Pelicans. Z ekipo je podpisal štiriletno pogodbo.  

Stan Van Gundy is returning to the NBA sidelines in New Orleans. https://t.co/EnFpALQCa8

— Hoops Rumors (@HoopsRumors) October 22, 2020

Za Van Gundyja je to četrto moštvo, ki ga bo v ligi NBA vodil samostojno - pred tem je bil glavni trener pri ekipah Miami Heat (2003-2005), Orlando Magic (2007-2012) in Detroit Pistons (2014-2018), kjer je opravljal tudi vlogo predsednika košarkarskih operacij.  

I’m excited to join a talented New Orleans Pelicans team. It will be an honor to work with our players and to work for Mrs. Benson and David Griffin, Trajan Langdon, their staff and the great people of New Orleans. I can’t wait to talk to our players and get the process started

— Stan Van Gundy (@realStanVG) October 21, 2020

Van Gundy se bo spopadel z nalogo, kako rezultatsko dvigniti moštvo, v katerem igra Zion Williamson, eden 'programiranih' glavnih zvezdnikov lige novega vala. Novega trenerja so pred dnevi predstavili tudi pri Indiani - to je postal dosedanji pomočnik Nicka Nursa v Torontu, Nate Bjorkgren.  

OFFICIAL: We have hired Nate Bjorkgren as our new head coach. Bjorkgren most recently served as an assistant on the Toronto Raptors, who won the NBA Championship during the 2018-19 season. Welcome to Indiana, Coach Bjorkgren! More info >> https://t.co/Ol4LiOzMcM pic.twitter.com/LnNF4wy79P

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) October 20, 2020