Author of the back-to-back with Anadolu Efes in Euroleague, Ergin Ataman will he imitate Ettore Messina, David Blatt, Igor Kokoskov or even Sergio Scariolo? According ESPN, the Turkish technician would apply for a place as an assistant in the NBA, and the game of musical chairs could allow him to find a very good position. Milwaukee, which has just lost Darvin Ham, or Golden State, which will have to replace Mike Brown, could be interested in him.
Aged 56, Ergin Ataman has never hidden that he wanted to cross the Atlantic. A year ago, he had already announced the color, while his name was circulating on the side of Fenerbahce.
“I hope that one day in the future, something that never happened, the NBA… You know, it’s the pinnacle of show business. A European coach has never been hired in NBA history. This is my next goal, not Fenerbahçe” he had declared.
By “European coach”, Ataman means a European coach who shone on the Old Continent, since the Serbian Igor Kokoskov was the coach of Phoenix after having been an assistant in the NBA, while David Blatt coached the Cavaliers, but he has the American/Israeli dual citizenship.
