Joe Prunty: Difference between revisions

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'''As assistant coach:'''

* 3× [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1999}}, {{nbafy|2003}}, {{nbafy|2005}})

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==Early career==

On July 23, 2021, the [[Atlanta Hawks]] announced that Prunty would be joining [[Nate McMillan]]'s staff as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawks Finalize Coaching Staff And Announce New Hires And Promotions Within Basketball Operations |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-finalize-coaching-staff-and-announce-new-hires-and-promotions-within-basketball |website=NBA.com |access-date=July 23, 2021 |date=July 23, 2021}}</ref> With McMillan and lead assistant [[Chris Jent]] entering health and safety protocols, Prunty served as acting head coach<ref>{{cite tweet |user=wojespn |number=1477394224232517636 |date=January 1, 2022 |title=With Nate McMillan and top assistant Chris Jent in Covid protocols, assistant Joe Prunty is next up to become the acting head coach, sources tell ESPN. Hawks play Portland on Tuesday.}}</ref> for three games of a west coast road trip in January 2022. The team went 1-2 during that time, securing a 108–102 win against the [[Sacramento Kings]] on January 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=2021-22 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2022_games.html|website=basketball-reference.com|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> With the departure of Jent during the offseason, Prunty was named the team's lead assistant in the summer of 2022. <ref>{{cite tweet |user=wojespn |number=1544051757277499392 |date=July 4, 2022 |title=The Atlanta Hawks are hiring Mike Longabardi as an assistant coach -- with Joe Prunty getting promoted to top assistant, sources tell ESPN. Longabardi -- mostly recently with Sacramento -- replaces Chris Jent, who accepted the No. 1 job on Darvin Ham's new Lakers staff.}}</ref> For the Hawks' 123–122 dramatic overtime victory against the [[Chicago Bulls]] on December 11, 2022, Prunty drew up the play that led to [[AJ Griffin]] sinking a game winning layup with 0.5 seconds left on the clock.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hawks use same inbounds play from Bulls 2015 playoffs, win in OT|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/hawks-same-inbounds-play-bulls-202242882.html|website=Yahoo!|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> He was named interim head coach on February 21, 2023 after McMillan's firing.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Nate McMillan Relieved of Head Coaching Duties |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/nate-mcmillan-relieved-of-head-coaching-duties |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=NBA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Hawks fire coach Nate McMillan |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35708090/hawks-fire-coach-nate-mcmillan-sources-say |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> The team went 2-0 during his tenure as interim head coach with victories against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets. On February 26, Prunty's tenure as interim head coach came to an end when [[Quin Snyder]] was named head coach of the Hawks.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 26, 2023 |title=Atlanta Hawks Name Quin Snyder Head Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/atlanta-hawks-name-quin-snyder-head-coach |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

 

 

==National team career==