With the NBA playoffs nearly a month away, there are some head coaches whose tenure may be coming to an end for one reason or another.
Being the head coach of a professional NBA franchise is one of the most thankless jobs on the planet. In a game that is more player-centric than ever before, it’s the ones on the court who get all the credit in a victory, while the coaches are left to justify a number of decisions following a spirit-breaking loss.
The 2018-19 campaign has seen three coaching changes over the course of the season so far, ranging from a shift in the organization’s directions to reasons nobody really knows. Fair or not, these men are the scapegoats for their respective teams, and if they’re not producing wins at a high enough level, ownership won’t hesitate to give them the boot — even just as a way to shake things up.
As the NBA postseason inches closer by the day, there are unfortunately a number of coaches who may not be roaming the sidelines on the opening night of next year. There are those whose jobs may be tied to their performance in the playoffs, and other less fortunate coaches whose fates may already be sealed.
For the ones who may have already lost their jobs due to poor performance, the best they can hope for is another chance with another team, but for the coaches looking to play deep into April, May and June, it’s imperative they do everything in their power to avoid another disappointing end to their season, and depending on the outcome, even that may not be enough to save them.