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Per Sam Amick . Here are the finalists
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:02 am
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:02 am
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As for the league’s other coaching vacancy, New Orleans has been deliberating over finalists Darvin Ham (a Bucks associate head coach under Rivers), Steve Hetzel (Brooklyn assistant), Sean Sweeney (San Antonio associate head coach) and Rajon Rondo (a coaching associate with the Bucks). Mosley has long been believed to be a possible candidate if he became available, but it’s unclear as of yet if he’ll be added to the list.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7254027/2026/05/05/tom-thibodeau-billy-donovan-nba-coaches-draft-lottery/
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:03 am to Demps
I've heard great things about Sweeney. I'd be really fine with him, and Rondo. Hetzel I just started hearing about yesterday and he seems like an up and comer
Absolutely not on Ham
Absolutely not on Ham
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:05 am to Fun Bunch
One of those is not like the others.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:10 am to Demps
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So no Jamahl Mosley?
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:11 am to Fun Bunch
PLEASE JUST SIGN RONDO ALREADY
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:24 am to Demps
In the end they'll go with Ham because he probably already lives on Joe's couch, and then they'll tout his Associate Head Coach experience compared to the inexperience of the other candidates
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:24 am to whatiknowsofar
If they pick Ham I’m done.
I guess Borrego is out.
I guess Borrego is out.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:25 am to jmcwhrter
This is what I think Joe wants. He wants Ham and he wants to convince Rondo to be the lead assistant
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:25 am to Demps
It’s Ham. No need to get your hopes up.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:46 am to Demps
Rondo is a complete wildcard. He'd be interesting.
Ham is proven to suck.
I have no idea what Hetzel has done to merit consideration.
Sweeney is the only logical choice. He's basically what Thibs was when the Bulls first hired him--the defensive ace/top assistant on successful teams that has a lot of authority. And Thibs is one of his mentors. I look at these names and I absolutely can't believe this is even a question. Sweeney is on an entirely different tier than everyone else who has been supposedly a candidate for this job besides Mike Malone.
Ham is proven to suck.
I have no idea what Hetzel has done to merit consideration.
Sweeney is the only logical choice. He's basically what Thibs was when the Bulls first hired him--the defensive ace/top assistant on successful teams that has a lot of authority. And Thibs is one of his mentors. I look at these names and I absolutely can't believe this is even a question. Sweeney is on an entirely different tier than everyone else who has been supposedly a candidate for this job besides Mike Malone.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:49 am to Jamohn
Nobody should complain about Sweeney/Hetzel/ or Rondo hire.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:52 am to Demps
Rondo is the only right answer
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:03 am to Chad504boy
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Nobody should complain about Sweeney/Hetzel/ or Rondo hire.
Hetzel wouldn’t be my first choice but still better than Ham.
I want Rondo or Sweeney.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:29 am to Demps
Please Rondo so if nothing else it might be entertaining to watch him lose his shite courtside when Zion or Queen walks back on defense instead of runs. If nothing else him then Sweeney because of the Spurs factor but Borrego actually coached under Pop in San Antonio for over 10 years and it seems he wasn’t even a consideration in reality.
That being said, of course it will be Darvin Ham because this franchise only knows how to suck.
That being said, of course it will be Darvin Ham because this franchise only knows how to suck.
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:33 am to longhorn22
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Rondo is the only right answer
Why didn’t the Bucks hire him when he coached there as an assistant?
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:37 am to Geauxldilocks
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Why didn’t the Bucks hire him when he coached there as an assistant?
Different expectations for their teams.
The Bucks are desperate to compete while they still have Giannis.
We are rebuilding and can take a risk on an up and coming coach who won’t be expected to win immediately.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:46 am to teke184
Guys is best to assume the worse with the Pels. That way you will avoid getting let down. The chances are that they are going to make the wrong decision.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 11:04 am to Demps
Rondo may not have the most experience, but it would at least be fun to watch. Unless we make some blockbuster trade, it would be the only thing to spark some interest in next season.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 11:09 am to teke184
Jenkins was their assistant a couple of years back as well. So it wasn't a random direction. 
Posted on 5/5/26 at 11:36 am to lionward2014
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Rondo may not have the most experience, but it would at least be fun to watch
They'll sell about three dozen season tickets if they hire Ham
At least Rondo would give them something to promote since they already mortgaged the future of the draft
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