Seven of the eight coaching vacancies went to former NBA players this summer. The NBA's Final Four featured three former players as head coaches. Everywhere you look, former players are filling the coaching ranks. John Karalis and Jake Madison look at the trend, why it's becoming so popular, whether it will continue, and what the ripple effect might be.
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Is playing experience now necessary to become an NBA head coach?

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David Ramil and Rylan Stiles break down all of the playoff action around the NBA, as the Knicks staging a furious comeback to take a 2-0 lead in their series versus the Sixers. Is New York a contender in the East? The Lakers played a near-perfect game but Denver was just too good down the stretch - can LeBron James make the series competitive? Orlando is ahead of schedule in their development but continues to struggle to score versus the Cavaliers, plus the results of The Athletic "player poll" and ESPN's JJ Redick being considered as a head coach candidate in Charlotte.

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Is playing experience now necessary to become an NBA head coach?

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