Jannero Pargo admits the notion of one day coaching never entered his mind, until late in his playing career.
Between 2013 and 2015, the former Razorback was in Charlotte, where his head coach was Steve Clifford, now Orlando’s head coach who first planted that seed.
“He leaned on me about things that we did out there on the court,” Pargo said. “He asked me if I wanted to coach? I said no. He was like ‘Why don’t you think about it, I think you’ll be a great coach.’ I started to be more vocal on the sideline with Kemba (Walker) and the rest of the team, and just challenged myself to be a voice.