Ettore Messina, San Antonio's assistant coach, was Oklahoma general manager Sam Presti's first pick as the new head coach.
In the end, it was abandoned, the successor of Scott Brooks on the "Thunder" bench will be Billy Donovan (49), who has led the NCAA team Florida since 1996.
The contract will be signed for five seasons.
"Billie is perfectly responsible for what we want to achieve. We like his way of working and I think we will have a successful partnership," said Clayton Bennett, president of Oklahoma.
The new coach of Tanders is in the 1987/1988 season. wore the jersey of New York, and then decided to dedicate himself to coaching.
First, he was an assistant in the coaching staff of Kentucky for five seasons, then he led Marshall (NCAA League) for two years, and from 1996 he was the first coach of Florida.
He was the selector of the American selections up to 18 and 19 years old.
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