Standing 6 ‘3’’ tall Willie Green is a head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans and also has been a former NBA player. He played for the 12 NBA seasons from 2003-04 to 2014-15. He was a shooting guard for the team who averaged 8.3 ppg and connected 34.6 percent of his three-pointers throughout his career.
Green had previously played for the Michigan Wolverines representing their men's basketball team. The player is the second-round pick (#41st overall) in the 2003 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Willie Green Salary
According to SportsScriber, Green is making around $1.2 million from his current deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. The amount is not so high compared to his peers who are earning ten times his salary, though they all have been a Hall-of-famer. This will be the third season for Green, as a head coach for the Pelicans and would aim to lift the team’s performance ahead of play-in-tournament, especially if Zion Williamson, and Brandon Ingram play 55-60 games.
Green started his coaching career at the age of 39, and worked as an assistant coach for the Steve Kerr staff in the Golden State Warriors. The three year journey went great for the coach as he won the NBA championship twice (2016-17, and 2017-18) further, Wille was also hired by the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach where he assisted the team to advance till the finals.
For the 2021-22 season, Green joined the New Orleans Pelicans but this time as a Head coach. This stint would be challenging for the coach as the Pelicans were missing the playoffs from the last three seasons and Wille was burdened with the responsibility to help the team to get through it. The same season, Pelicans finished ninth in the western conference and earned their spot in the playoffs through the play-in-tournament.
The 2022-23 also went challenging for the team, as their star players like Zion Williamson, and Brandon Ingram were injured thus the team was sidened-off for the competition after losing from Oklahoma City Thunder in the play-in-tournament.
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FAQs
A. Willie Green has never won a ring as a player but while functioning as an assistant coach in the Golden State Warriors’ staff, he assisted the team to win the NBA Championship twice.
A. Willie Green has played for several teams in the NBA, starting from Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Hornets, Atlanta hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Orlando Magic.
A. The New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach is listed as 6 feet 3 inches or 1.91 m tall and weighs around 205 lb or 93 kg.
A. Ross Willaims is the son of Pelicans Head Coach Willie Green. He is set to begin his NCAA journey soon with Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
A. Willie Green is a resident of Detroit, Michigan. He went to the University of Michigan for his college basketball and played for the varsity Team.
