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Pacers’ Bird: McMillan ‘the right coach for us’
- Updated: May 16, 2016
1:22 PM ET
The Indiana Pacers named Nate McMillan head coach on Monday, handing the reins to their associate head coach after firing Frank Vogel.
“I truly believe Nate is the right coach for us at this time,” Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird said in a statement. “When I heard he was interested, I got in touch with him, met with him and in our conversation I came away with all the confidence in the world in Nate to lead our franchise to where we want to go. His experience as a player, head coach and assistant coach in the NBA are valuable assets for us.”
McMillan had held the associate head coach position for the last three years. The 51-year-old McMillan previously was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from …
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