He holds career averages of 2.5 points, 1.2 assists and 1.0 rebound in 9.6 minutes per game. He led the Blue to four playoff appearances and holds a career 143-107 (.572) record. It doesn’t come up often. Select the third team from the drop down menu. Assistentes: David Akinyooye, Vin Bhavnani, Dave Bliss, Maurice Cheeks, Mark Daigneault, Brian Keefe e Mike Wilks; Artigos esportivos do Oklahoma City Thunder. "We kind of joke about it sometimes around the staff," the Thunder’s Bliss told The Oklahoman. Height: 6-10 (208cm)     Weight: 255 (116kg), Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent, High School: Wausau West High School [Wausau, Wisconsin]. At The... Wilks moves to the Thunder’s bench after spending the previous seven seasons with Oklahoma City as a senior pro evaluation scout. Accessibility and Closed Caption |, The Official Site of the Oklahoma City Thunder, PAUL NAMED 2019-20 COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD WINNER, Broad Shoulders: NBA Cares Award Co-Winner Chris Paul Took on Responsibility Locally and Nationally, Chris Paul Receives Community Assist Award, Thunder Teams Up With Urban League for Final Registration Drive. "I’ve always been impressed and attracted to people who are proactive," Fisher told The Oklahoman. Eleven years ago, Bliss — the Southeastern Conference’s Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2008 who earned an Honors undergraduate degree from Georgia in three years — was closer to a career in commercial real estate in Atlanta than becoming a coach. If you make a request through the WarnerMedia Privacy Center, They join current Thunder assistant coaches Maurice Cheeks and Vin Bhavnani along with director of quality control Billy Schmidt on Head Coach Billy Donovan’s staff. These are two legibly very good teams, and now we find out which one deserves to be called great. All rights reserved. "It wasn’t something I was thinking about, but then that door kind of opened up," Bliss said. He previously worked with the Thunder as video analyst/player development coach from 2010-15 and this past month Bliss served as the head coach of the Thunder’s summer league team. Terms of Use | Privacy Act, please use the links below to visit each company’s privacy center. [David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images], Erik Horne is in his fourth season on the Thunder beat. OKLAHOMA CITY, July 23, 2019 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has named David Akinyooye, Dave Bliss, Mark Daigneault, Brian Keefe and Mike Wilks assistant coaches, it was announced today by the team. This site is operated jointly by NBA and WarnerMedia. The Thunder has championed identifying and developing young talent. Wilks becomes the second former Thunder player (Royal Ivey) to join the team’s coaching ranks. I really don’t take for granted being able to be around those basketball minds.". Bliss was born and raised in Binghamton, New York and graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1961. "But I try to stay focused on what I’m doing and hopefully at some point you make enough of a name for yourself where people know who you are for your own work. There's nothing wrong with characterlessness, or a lack of narrative, but what lies beneath that pap is a discomfort with the mercenary and transactional nature of the professional sports, or perhaps even more discomfitingly, boredom. Brian Keefe calls me ‘Doctor,’ sometimes, so I had a little running joke that I was going to become ‘Doc Bliss.’". The lie was to cover up for Bliss paying for portions of Dennehy’s tuition, an NCAA violation. "That brings with it severe challenges, starting with nobody wants to come," Felton told The Oklahoman in July. 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The figures he’s been around have expanded his skill set beyond just player development. No, the Thunder assistant coach is not the former Baylor men’s basketball coach from the early 2000s. No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. "So, recruiting was a big challenge and David was a very steadying force of leadership in our team, just kind of relentlessly there to do his job and (provide) all the energy and belief he could.". That Bliss, who also coached at the University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Christian University, among other schools, made the name infamous. The Thunder’s Bliss, one of five newly-minted assistants, has an unmistakable shaved head and red beard combination made even more prominent because of his height (6-foot-10). He began his coaching career in 2012-13 with the New York Knicks in the role of coaching workout associate. Mark Daigneault (DAYG-nalt) joins the Thunder sideline after spending the past five seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue. The Thunder’s Bliss, 33, is one of the most highly-regarded player development coaches in the NBA. Select the second team from the drop down menu. Presti left so impressed with Bliss, he called then-VCU coach Shaka Smart to ask about Bliss’ interest in Oklahoma City. A four-year starter at Georgia, Bliss played a key role as the Bulldogs won the school’s second SEC Conference Tournament Championship in 2008. To opt out of the sale of your personal information as permitted by the California Consumer Following the 2003 murder of Baylor player Patrick Dennehy by teammate Carlton Dotson, Bliss told Baylor players to fabricate a story about Dennehy being a drug dealer. You can’t just stay in the lane you’re in, otherwise that’s all you’re ever going to be. 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