{"id":179207,"date":"2020-10-20T19:59:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T17:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=179207"},"modified":"2020-10-20T19:59:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T17:59:23","slug":"pacers-officially-hire-nate-bjorkgren-as-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/pacers-officially-hire-nate-bjorkgren-as-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers officially hire Nate Bjorkgren as head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Press release from the Indiana Pacers regarding the hiring of Nate Bjorkgren as their new head coach.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Indiana Pacers announced Tuesday that they have hired Nate Bjorkgren as head coach. Per team policy, the terms of the contract were not released.<\/p>\n<p>Bjorkgren (pronounced BEE-ork-gren) served as assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors during the past two seasons (2018-20), and helped the Raptors win their first NBA Championship during the 2018-19 season. He also served as player development coordinator and assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns for two seasons from 2015-17 before joining the Raptors as an advanced scout during the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS: Nate Bjorkgren Career Gallery \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very pleased and excited to have Nate as our new coach,&#8221; said President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. &#8220;This was an extensive and thorough search, and when we reached the conclusion, we felt strongly Nate is the right coach for us at the right time. He comes from a winning background, has experienced championship success, is innovative and his communication skills along with his positivity are tremendous. We all look forward to a long, successful partnership in helping the Pacers move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his tenure as an NBA assistant, Bjorkgren served as a head coach in the NBA G League for four seasons and compiled a 126-74 record (.630) with the Bakersfield Jam (2014-15), Iowa Energy (2013-14), Santa Cruz Warriors (2012-13), and Dakota Wizards (2011-12). He served as an assistant coach under current Raptors head coach Nick Nurse for Iowa from 2007-11 and helped the Energy win the 2010-11 NBA G League championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honored to take on the role as head coach of the Indiana Pacers,&#8221; said Bjorkgren. &#8220;This is something I have prepared for during my career. I want to thank Kevin, Chad (Buchanan), Kelly (Krauskopf), Larry Bird, Donnie Walsh, and Herb and Steve Simon for this opportunity. I also want to thank Nick Nurse for giving me my first professional coaching job 14 years ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to working with this great team to achieve our goal as NBA Champions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bjorkgren is a native of Storm Lake, Iowa. 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