It’s always interesting to see which former players get lucky enough to land front office or coaching jobs once their careers are over. It works out for some and not so much for others. For example, Patrick Ewing has been dying to become a head coach for more than a decade now and has been an assistant for just about that long. Meanwhile, Mark Jackson walked right into Golden State with zero experience.
Reggie Miller also has similar ambitions, but he’d be open to a front office position rather than coaching. And to make it more interesting, he’s only interested in the Pacers.
Q: You have the life of luxury. You work one day a week during the regular season. But how much do you think about running a team in the front office?
A: All the time. It would have to be the right situation (and), for me, the only situation I know is Indiana.
Those competitive juices always flow. During the regular season, not so much because it’s only one day a week. It really picks up come the end of March and April when the playoffs are about to start and we have a lot of games. That’s when my blood starts to boil and I start to sweat a little bit more. I’m in the action because every possession means something.
That’s when I think I could possibly do that. Again, it’ll have to be the right situation. We’ll see. I’m not going to broadcast forever. I’ll probably want to do something else in basketball, which will probably be running a team or at least helping run a team
H/T: Indy Star
