Patrick Ewing joins Washington Wizards as a coach
The legend of the New York Knicks returns to the benches after being an ambassador for those of the Big Apple
Patrick Ewing returns to the NBA sidelines. The legend of the New York Knicks and Georgetown has reached an agreement to join the coaching staff of the Washington Wizards as an assistant to Brian Keefe.
After recently serving as an ambassador for the Knicks, Ewing will resume coaching duties with a franchise that believes his experience and prestige will have an immediate impact both on and off the court.
In Washington, his presence is seen as key to connecting with the team's veteran players such as Anthony Davis and Trae Young, as well as contributing to the development of the young core of the team led by the number one draft pick, AJ Dybantsa.
Additionally, ESPN also reports that Steve Clifford will join the organization as a consultant to the coaching staff. Clifford has held similar roles with the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets in recent years, and has a long professional relationship with Ewing. They worked together as assistants with the Orlando Magic from 2007 to 2012, and later Ewing was part of Clifford's coaching staff with the Charlotte Hornets from 2013 to 2017.
Ewing has extensive experience coaching in the NBA, having served as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and Houston Rockets throughout his career.
He also transitioned to collegiate basketball as the head coach of Georgetown, the university where he won the NCAA championship as a player in 1984. During his tenure leading the program, he achieved the unexpected Big East tournament title in 2021, held at Madison Square Garden. However, his time at Georgetown concluded in 2023 after the team posted a record of 13 wins and 50 losses in his final two seasons.
An Icon of the Knicks
Selected by the New York Knicks as the number one pick in the 1985 Draft, Patrick Ewing played 15 seasons with the New York franchise and remains the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, steals, and games played. Additionally, the Knicks made the playoffs in each of their last 13 seasons with Ewing on the roster.
His number 33 jersey was retired by the franchise in 2003. He was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012, solidifying a legacy that he will now continue from the Wizards' bench.
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