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| Derek Fisher was fired by the New York Knicks on Monday, making him the fifth head coach to be fired during the 2015-16 season. Photo Courtesy AP Photo/Lynne Sladky. |
In-season coaching firings are nothing new in the NBA. Since 1980-81, there has always been at least one coach to get the axe over the course of the season. 9 coaches were dropped during the 2004-05 season and 8 were fired during the 2008-09 campaign. This season, 5 head coaches were let go with a sixth coach holding on to his job for now. There's a few teams that may make changes at some point, but things look quiet on the coach-slashing front for now.
So with the dust having settled, let's take a look at the best players to play during these released coaches' tenures. There are going to be some substantial names on this list, which may be a testament to these coaches' inability to cultivate the talent they had in these go-arounds. Some of these guys may get chances somewhere else, but for now we bid them farewell and nothing but the best.
COACHING TENURES COVERED
Kevin McHale: Houston 2011-2015
Jeff Hornacek: Phoenix 2013-2016
Lionel Hollins: Brooklyn 2014-2016
David Blatt: Cleveland 2014-2016
Derek Fisher: New York 2014-2016
POINT GUARDS
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland, 2014-2016)
100 games, 20.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.9 APG
Eric Bledsoe (Phoenix, 2013-2016)
124 games, 17.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 5.9 APG
Goran Dragic (Houston, 2011-12; Phoenix 2013-2015)
194 games, 16.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 5.2 APG
Kyle Lowry (Houston, 2011-12)
47 games, 14.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 6.6 APG
SHOOTING GUARDS
James Harden (Houston, 2011-2015)
285 games, 26.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 6.4 APG
Brandon Knight (Phoenix, 2015-2016)
53 games, 18.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 4.9 APG
SMALL FORWARDS
LeBron James (Cleveland, 2014-2016)
119 games, 25.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 7.0 APG
Carmelo Anthony (New York, 2014-2016)
87 games, 22.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 3.7 APG
Chandler Parsons (Houston, 2011-2015)
213 games, 14.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.3 APG
POWER FORWARDS
Kevin Love (Cleveland, 2014-2016)
125 games, 16.2 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.3 APG
Thaddeus Young (Brooklyn, 2014-2016)
81 games, 14.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.6 APG
CENTERS
Dwight Howard (Houston, 2013-2015)
154 games, 16.5 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 1.6 APG
Brook Lopez (Brooklyn 2014-2016)
125 games, 18.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.1 APG
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