The Mavericks have named Jordan Sears as the head coach of the G League’s Texas Legends, according to a team press release (hat tip to the Dallas Morning News’ Brad Townsend. Terry Sullivan will serve as the team’s general manager while also continuing in his duties as the Mavericks’ director of player personnel.
Sears has been on the Mavericks’ staff for the past two seasons as head video coordinator. He was previously on the staff of the 2021 Bucks’ championship team. Sullivan has been in the Dallas organization for 13 years.
We have more from the Western Conference:
- The Warriors are promoting Kris Weems from a player development position to bench assistant, Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area tweets. Weems has been in the Golden State organization for nine years. He will replace Jama Mahlalela, who joined Darko Rajakovic‘s staff in Toronto.
- Cam Whitmore was named the Las Vegas Summer League MVP and the Rockets’ summer coach, Ben Sullivan, said the raw talent of the No. 20 pick in the draft “jumps off the page.” Sullivan spoke to The Athletic’s Kelly Iko about the Rockets’ Summer League experience. “He’s finishing around the rim, able to cut and score, shooting 3s and pull-ups and getting to the basket,” Sullivan said. “He displayed a lot of different stuff. And I really, I really like it, and he’s just so young, like he’s 19 years old. He’s going to have to grow in all areas of his game — his defense, his offense, understanding of concepts, what we’re trying to execute as a team, spacing.”
- The Nuggets are planning to rely on young players to replace Bruce Brown and Jeff Green in the rotation. The way those first- and second-year players mesh with the veteran core group will determine whether Denver can pull off a championship repeat, according to The Athletic’s Tony Jones.