2023-09-04 13:31:00
NBA – Jamelle McMillan, assistant to the Pistons since this summer, will take charge of the Motor City Cruise in the G-League.
There will be a McMillan on a bench in this 2023/24 season. But it’s not Nate, who refused to join the Mavericks, but Jamelle McMillan, his son. The latter will indeed become the coach of the G-League team of the Pistons, the Motor City Cruise.
Arrived in the staff of Monty Williams in June, Jamelle McMillan (34 years old) will replace DJ Bakker, who packed his bags to join the staff of Adrian Griffin in Milwaukee.
“I am very excited about this adventure”he commented for the Michigan Live. “Coming to a historic franchise like Detroit is special, especially because I grew up with these great Pistons teams that my dad played against when I was young. It’s a franchise the league needs. This is a great opportunity for my career. »
He crossed paths with Monty Williams at the Pelicans
It’s one more step in the young but already long career of the son of Nate McMillan. He started in New Orleans ten years ago, where he met Monty Williams, before rising in rank and becoming an assistant, still with the Pelicans, as well as coach in the Summer League. In 2018, he landed in Phoenix, before returning to New Orleans and then working with his father in Atlanta.
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How will the Pistons assistant play his team, like that of Detroit which will be led by the former Suns coach in the NBA?
“Even if it will be an extension of our work, the players must be able to learn from us, so that we can try things”, explains Jamelle McMillan. “I was able to work with some of them during the summer league and I liked the players I had. It’s about setting the rhythm, controlling the tempo. Control is an important word for me. We must have a team that is hungry, with players who want to win and get their careers off the ground. The idea will be to be combative every time. »
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