The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Terry Stotts earlier this month, and they’re honing in on a few candidates.
The same Becky Hammon that has broken many barriers before continues to do so — she’s the first woman to reach the final stages of a head coaching search.
If defense is a calling card of what this organization is looking for , then that raises red flags as to the candidacy of D’Antoni.
That change should be one that is made for a qualified coach who has worked for arguably the game’s best, who would provide a different view on the game and would be a new voice in the locker room.
But if you think I’m writing this to argue why Becky is qualified to be an NBA head coach … well, you’re mistaken.
This is an opportunity for representation and diversity in the NBA to make a major breakthrough, and it’s an opportunity that I deeply hope Portland will take — not for the sake of diversity, but because Hammon deserves to be an NBA head coach.