The last time we heard rumors about Lakers assistant Phil Handy, it was two summers ago when he was reportedly in contention for Nets head coach following Kenny Atkinson’s departure. That turned out to be wrong. The job was Steve Nash’s to turn down.
Now, Marc Stein writes that Handy, 50, could be a candidate for a Nets assistant job, perhaps the job Adam Harrington, director of development in Brooklyn for six years, is about to leave. Stein has reported that both Harrington, and David Vanterpool, who joined the Nets a year ago, will not return, Amar’e Stoudemire has already announced that he won’t be returning as a player development assistant.