Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer6 Minute Read
Dillon Brooks throws down back-to-back massive slams for Canada
Dillon Brooks slams home the dunk over Rudy Gobert, then unloads a thunderous jam on the ensuing possession to pull Canada closer.
Jordi Fernandez was destined to get a head-coaching job this summer.
Fernandez had just finished his first season as the associate head coach of the resurgent Sacramento Kings and emerged as one of the NBA’s top up-and-coming head-coaching candidates.
He interviewed for vacancies with the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks this year and was a finalist for the Phoenix Suns‘ job. But the role Fernandez ended up getting was unexpected and intriguing.
Fernandez was hired to coach the Canadian national team in late June, just weeks before the team assembled to play in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
Nick Nurse, who had been the coach since…
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