Former Sixers Coach Joins Jason Kidd’s Staff on Mavericks
Ever since the Philadelphia 76ers moved on from Doc Rivers, the team has been making some changes around the coaching staff as Nick Nurse looks to form his own staff.
This week, another assistant from Rivers’ staff will part ways with the Sixers’ organization as he’s set to take on a new journey in the NBA. Eric Hughes, who spent the last four seasons in Philadelphia, will join the Dallas Mavericks, according to ESPN’s Tim McMahon.
For Hughes, his arrival in Dallas is a reunion with Jason Kidd, as the two worked together during Kidd’s stint as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks.
For the last couple of months, former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has added a few new names to the 76ers’ coaching staff, such as Bobby Jackson, Fabulous Flournoy, Doug West, and Rico Hines.
In addition to their new signees, the Sixers are also expected to elevate Coby Karl, who coached the team’s NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, last season. With Karl seeing a promotion to the Sixers’ staff, he’ll be replaced by longtime assistant coach Mike Longabardi.
The Sixers also landed Bryan Gates, who was initially set to join Kidd and the Mavericks in Dallas. Although he agreed to coach with the Mavericks, he desired more of a prominent role in Philadelphia with Nurse. Once that was offered to him, the Mavs allowed him to part ways.
As for Hughes, the Mavericks have become his fifth destination since he landed a front-office gig with the Raptors back in 2007. A couple of years later, he was moved to the team’s bench in a coaching role. Since then, he’s assisted coaches in Brooklyn, Milwaukee, and Philly up until this upcoming season.
