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Philadelphia 76ers coaching staff annual review

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Brett Brown, Julies Erving and Jazmin Erving talk to children during Q
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Brett Brown, Julies Erving and Jazmin Erving talk to children during Q
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 08: Head coach Brett Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers yells to his team next to assistant coach Lloyd Pierce during the third quarter at the Wells Fargo Center on April 8, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Bucks won 90-82. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 08: Head coach Brett Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers yells to his team next to assistant coach Lloyd Pierce during the third quarter at the Wells Fargo Center on April 8, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Bucks won 90-82. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)

ASSISTANT COACH Lloyd Pierce

Lloyd Pierce is a hand picked assistant to join the Philadelphia 76ers coaching staff with the arrival of head coach Brett Brown.

Pierce, like Brown, excels at player development. In fact, he interviewed for the head coaching position which Coach Brown filled.  Brown then added Pierce to the staff.

Plenty to develop

Why so much focus on coaches who can develop players? The team is banking the franchise future on developing young talent. In fact, the entire franchise is build on the premise of building a team via the NBA draft and from undrafted players.

The team has found some NBA caliber talent on the path few other teams travel. But now the search is over.  Now its a matter of massaging all that talent into a team.  So far, the performance of Pierce has exceeded expectations.  The influence on younger players, their determination and grit, is not Brown’s alone.  Pierce is a positively charged mentor to the waves of young players. As such, his “to do” list never shortens.