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Former NBA coach Brian Shaw has reportedly agreed to become the head coach of the NBA G League Select Team, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Shaw was reportedly among the candidates considered for the position given his past coaching experience in the NBA. He spent eight seasons as an assistant coach with the Lakers prior to becoming the head coach of the Denver Nuggets in 2013 for two seasons.
He last served as an associate head coach with Lakers from 2016-2019.
Shaw will be in charge of helping develop players in the professional pathway program, headlined by five-star prospects Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix. The program was unveiled in April as an alternate pathway for prospects wanting to play professionally.
Under the structure of the new program, prospects will be placed on a team filled with veteran players and experienced coaches to provide mentorship. They will participate in training and exhibition games and will play around 10-12 games against existing G League teams.
Brian Shaw has agreed to become the head coach of the new NBA G League elite pro team headlined by Jalen Green, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 1, 2020
According to a previous report, former NBA head coach Sam Mitchell was set to take control of the G League Select Team but that deal could not be completed, based on the latest news to surface on Monday. Mitchell was a former NBA Coach of the Year winner with the Toronto Raptors.
In addition to the trio of five-star prospects set to join the G League Select Team, four-star prospect Kai Sotti will also participate in the program, the first international player to join. Sotto, a 7-foot-2 center from the Philippines, has spent the past year at The Skills Factory in Georgia.
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