The Memphis Grizzlies are pursuing Phoenix vice president of basketball operations David Griffin with an eye toward making him their general manager.
An NBA source said Griffin has already been offered the chance to take over many of the duties held by outgoing Memphis team president Jerry West.
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Memphis Grizzlies majority owner Michael Heisley today named Marc Iavaroni as the team’s new head coach.
"Marc is going to make an immediate impact on this organization, team and city and we are honored that he will be making his NBA head coaching debut with Memphis,” said Heisley. "He is highly regarded by Jerry West as a coach with extraordinary basketball knowledge and skill, and we look forward to having him guide the Grizzlies in our pursuit of a championship."
Iavaroni joins Memphis for his first head coaching stint after serving the past five seasons as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns, including the last three and a half years as the team's lead assistant. He brings a total of 17-years of professional experience as either a player or coach, including a three-year stint as assistant coach/director of player development with the Miami Heat (1999-2002) and two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers (1997-99). He also assisted the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team in training for the 2006 FIBA Championships in Japan.
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The Memphis Grizzlies hired Marc Iavaroni as its head coach and an announcement could come as soon as Thursday, according to an NBA source familiar with the negotiations.
Iavaroni, an integral part of the Phoenix Suns' coaching staff the past several seasons, received a three-year contract to help reshape the Grizzlies after they failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.
Iavaroni is also seen as someone who can nurture the skills of budding big man such as Pau Gasol. Iavaroni is credited with playing a major part in the development of center Amaré Stoudemire.
Iavaroni also played in the NBA for seven seasons. He was a starter as a rookie on the 1983 World Champion Philadelphia 76ers.
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Grizzlies May 2007 Archive
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | May 30, 2007
Tom Penn, who joined the Grizzlies when Michael Heisley bought the team in Vancouver in 2000, is leaving his post as assistant general manager to join the Portland Trail Blazers as assistant general manager, the Blazers announced Tuesday.
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Orlando Sentinel | May 26, 2007
The Orlando Magic requested and were granted permission to talk to Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni about their vacant head-coaching position.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | May 24, 2007
Pau Gasol will privately tell Memphis owner Michael Heisley who he believes should be their next head coach.
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Press Release | May 23, 2007
Sanford Health announced on Wednesday during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new children’s hospital building that Mitchell, South Dakota native and NBA player Mike Miller and his wife Jennifer are donating $1 million to help ill children.
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Seattle Times | May 23, 2007
Phoenix vice president David Griffin and assistant coach Marc Iavoroni, who are considered the leading candidates for the GM and coaching job in Memphis.
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ESPN | May 19, 2007
Phoenix Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni said Saturday that he has had an informal meeting with Memphis owner Michael Heisley about the Grizzlies' vacant head coaching position.
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Arizona Republic | May 19, 2007
Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni had an initial discussion with the Memphis Grizzlies about their vacant coaching job, a league source said.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | May 18, 2007
Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley has interviewed the six known candidates in line to fill voids at head coach and general manager/team president.
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Brian Schmitz and Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel | May 11, 2007
Florida Gators coach Billy Donovan is "intrigued" by the possibility of coaching in the NBA but says he has not been contacted by anyone since his recent interview with the Memphis Grizzlies which he says were exaggerated.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | May 10, 2007
Jerry West, the Grizzlies' departing president of basketball operations, has sold his Southwind house for $3.
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MSNBC | May 7, 2007
Billy Donovan turned down an offer from the Memphis Grizzlies to stay as head coach at the University of Florida after the Grizzlies declined to offer him full control over all basketball operations, Yahoo! Sports reported Sunday, citing several unnamed sources.
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Yahoo! | May 6, 2007
The Memphis Grizzlies recently interviewed Billy Donovan, according to multiple sources.
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Sports Illustrated | May 4, 2007
Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley said he's taken the team off the market but would still sell if the right buyer came along.
