Mike D'Antoni joins Pelicans as coaching adviser
One week after stepping down from his position as an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets, Mike D'Antoni has landed with the New Orleans Pelicans as a "coaching adviser" to new head coach Willie Green. D'Antoni, the former head coach of five different NBA clubs, most notably the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, spent just one season as a Nets assistant. The Pelicans' announcement did not make it clear