Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Royal Ivey is drawing interest from the Houston Rockets to be part of head coach Ime Udoka’s coaching staff, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. As Scotto notes, Ivey and Udoka worked together during the 2020-21 season as part of then-head coach Steve Nash’s coaching roster.
Ivey has been coaching in the NBA since 2014 when he broke into the coaching ranks as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the G League. Since then, Ivey has been on coaching staffs for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the New York Knicks, the Nets, and for the South Sudan national basketball team.
Before getting into coaching, Ivey played in the NBA from 2004 to 2014 after being the 37th overall pick in the 2004 draft out of the University of Texas. He played for five teams during his 10-year career, including the Thunder who he eventually ended up coaching for while he was trying to rise up the ranks.
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