Dave Joerger interviewed with the Minnesota Timberwolves twice in three days. Then Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera had several conversations with the coach and convinced him to stay in Memphis, where Joerger has spent the last seven years.
Two people with knowledge of the decision tell The Associated Press that the Minnesota Timberwolves have decided they want Memphis coach Dave Joerger to be their next head coach.
Mike Miller had several teams interested in his 3-point shooting as a possible missing link for a long playoff run. It didn't take him long to figure out where he wanted to be: Memphis.
The Memphis Grizzlies parted ways with Lionel Hollins and were in search of a new head coach.
That search didn't leave the organization at the end of the day.
The Grizzlies hired Dave Joerger, Hollins's top assistant on his staff.
Dave Joerger gets his first job of his NBA career as a head coach with the Grizzlies...
Former Sioux Falls Skyforce head coach Dave Joerger has agreed in principle to become the new head coach of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, according to ESPN.com.
Joerger, a Staples, Minnesota native, takes over for Lionel Hollins, who asked out of his contract to look for other coaching jobs...