It’s on to the WNBA now. Chris DeMarco’s time with the Golden State Warriors is formally over.
DeMarco, who the Liberty formally launched as head coach in early December, ended his prolonged tenure with the Golden State Warriors after the workforce defeated the Nets, 120-107, on Monday night time at Barclays Middle.
THANK YOU to Chris DeMarco for an unbelievable 13-year run on the bench with #DubNation
The brand new Liberty head coach now pivots as one of many WNBA’s latest head coaches for an unique franchise. And earlier than taking over the Nets for his ultimate NBA recreation, DeMarco and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acquired a take a look at the brand new Liberty head coach’s workplace.
“First of all, we just went and saw his office, his new office,” Kerr stated earlier than DeMarco’s ultimate recreation on his workers. “What a strange day for him, you know, to come to his new arena, go to his new office, come back to our locker room, help us play a game, try to win a game, and then that’s it. He’s staying here, and it’s almost surreal. So, he’s been a great coach, great friend. I’m going to miss him. Twelve years with him, and hugely valuable to our team. He’s kind of done it all. My first year he’s advanced iously… has worked on both sides of the ball, worked in player development. But he’s really become a great friend, and I really miss him. He’s a huge part of our staff, and we’re going to have to fill in the void that he leaves, both strategically and just who he is as a person, what he means to all of us.”
DeMarco joined the Warriors workers as an assistant in 2012 and finally helped the franchise purchase 4 NBA championships (2015, 2017-18, 2022). The coach additionally started teaching the Bahamas males’s nationwide basketball workforce in 2019.
Again when Kerr was assembling his workers over a decade in the past, he stated ex-Warriors govt Bob Myers steered contacting DeMarco for a task.
“And as I was putting my staff together, I sat down with Chris and instantly connected and knew that I wanted him to be part of it. So that’s how it all started,” stated Kerr.
The connection blossomed and paid dividends for the Warriors. DeMarco later graduated to working the workforce’s protection. He’s additionally heralded for the event of Jordan Poole, present New Orleans Pelicans guard who helped the Golden State win a championship in 2022.
Now DeMarco hopes to carry that very same success to Barclays Middle with a roster match to make a run for a WNBA championship.
Thanks, CD, for over a decade of greatness.
If you happen to ask Kerr, his assistant may have no points working the present at Barclays Middle.
“He watches everything. You know, he was constantly keeping his finger on the pulse of the game, wherever. FIBA, European basketball, he studies the trends,” Kerr stated. “He loves the game, and he’s also just a great dude, like he’s really fun to be around and to collaborate with. He’s smart, but he doesn’t have to be the smartest guy in the room, and he’s seen an awful lot here, you know, in these last 14 years I guess, here. So he’s seen this team through everything, and so that experience will certainly help, but bottom line, he’s a hell of a basketball coach, he’s a great guy, he’s going to do a really good job.”
