Atlanta Hawks reach agreement in principle with Lloyd Pierce to become team's head coach - NBA

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Official release

May 11, 2018 7:04 PM ET



ATLANTA, GA– The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club today reached an agreement in
principle with Lloyd Pierce to become the team’s new head coach. Pierce
will be the 13thfull-time head coach in Hawks history. Per team policy,
terms of the agreement were not announced.

亞特蘭大老鷹今天宣布了新任教練人選,Lloyd Pierce, 他是老鷹球隊歷史第13任教練
根據球隊規定,目前合約細節不會公開.

“As we set out to find a new head coach for our team, it was critically
important to find a dynamic teacher who could connect with and develop our
young core while instilling the culture and high standards we feel are
necessary in a successful program,” said Hawks General Manager and Head
of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk. “Lloyd Pierce checks every box,
and we couldn’t be more excited to have him leading the Atlanta Hawks into
the future.”

老鷹ＧＭ表示歡迎

Pierce, 42, comes to the Hawks following five years as an assistant coach
with the Philadelphia 76ers, who finished this past season third in the
Eastern Conference with a 52-30 mark and advanced to the Eastern Conference
Semifinals.

Pierce 42歲,在過去五年擔任了費城76人的助理教練,今年也才隨著球隊束東區第二輪的
比賽.

“We are excited to start a new chapter of Hawks Basketball with Lloyd as
head coach of our team,” said Hawks’ Principal Owner and Chair of the
Board of Directors Tony Ressler. “Each part of our organization, from our
ownership group to basketballtobusiness operations, is aligned,and we are
all committedtobuilding afirst-class organization thatis working tobring a
championship to Atlanta.”

老鷹老闆表示歡迎新教練,並且表示老鷹的最終目標仍然是總冠軍

Pierce joined the Sixers after two seasons with Memphis, where he was
Assistant Coach-Player Development, helping lead the Grizzlies to
back-to-back playoff appearances and the Western Conference Finals in 2013.

在擔任76人助理教練之前,Ｐierce在灰熊擔任了球員發展教練,那兩年幫助了球隊連續
打入了季後賽,並且在2013年摸到了西決地板.

This is a day I’ve been working towards for a long time and it’s an honor
to be the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks,” Pierce said. “I have great
respect for Travis and strong belief in his plan to bring a championship to
the city of Atlanta. After spending time with ownership, it’s clear they
have a deep investment in and commitment to making this a model organization.
This opportunity is a perfect fit for me, and I’m eager to get started.”

老鷹新教練表示：他為了總教練這職務一路過來奮鬥了很久,感謝老鷹給他這個機會能夠
執教,他的目標也是希望能夠帶總冠軍回到ATL,現在已經迫不及待的想開始工作了.

Pierce spent the 2010-11 season as an Assistant Coach with the Golden State
Warriors after three years as Assistant Coach-Player Development with
Cleveland (2007-10), where the Cavaliers made three playoff appearances and
a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2009.

在更之前,Pierce也在勇士(10-11）擔任助教,2007-2010於騎士擔任球員發展教練

Prior to his NBA coaching career, Pierce was an Assistant Coach at his
alma mater, Santa Clara University, from 2002-07. The San Jose, CA native
played four seasons for the Broncos, where he teamed with two-time NBA MVP
Steve Nash. Pierce graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business
Management.

Pierce在大學時期是Nash的隊友,畢業後留在學校擔任助教

He and his wife, Melissa, were married in August, 2015.



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