NBA: 30 players who should be coaches someday

USA basket head coach Mike Krzyzewski (R) chats with his player Rajon Rondo (L) during a training session at La Caja Magica pavillion in Madrid, on August 19, 2010. The US team arrived in Madrid to hold a four-day training camp that started on August 17, ahead of exhibition games against Lithuania, Spain and Greece before they open the world tournament in Turkey against Croatia on August 28. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images) /

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NBA: 30 players who should be coaches someday 29. Garrett Temple

Being an effective NBA coach means utilizing a number of gifts: that could be NBA experience, strategical know-how, communication skills, etc. It also takes hard work and intelligence, two gifts that Garrett Temple is displaying even during his NBA career as he studies for law school at the same time.

A common name on the tongues of NBA coaches and execs as a current player destined to join their ranks, Temple has said he hopes to work in the league one day. A career journeyman, Temple has seen it all with connections across the league. He has played for 10 teams in all over a decade in the league.

Temple has made it a point to talk to coaches, general managers, video coordinators – he gets to know the personnel at every stop. He is amassing a database of basketball knowledge, on and off the court.

Now 35, Temple is still a rotation player in the NBA, averaging 27.3 minutes per game with the Chicago Bulls. On a one-year contract, he could be on team 11 next, learning from another coaching staff and front office how that organization conducts its business. One day, perhaps not too far in the future, he might be using it to coach his own team.