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Karen Stack-Umlauf, Shawn Respect & Dean Cooper Move Into New Roles

"To me we’re not looking at women or men, this or that. It’s who can teach, who can coach, who can make people better."

Karen Stack-Umlauf is moving into one of the more prominent roles among women in the NBA as a regular assistant on the staff of new coach Jim Boylen.

“Karen Stack Umlauf is going to have a bigger role in what we do,” Boylen said before Tuesday’s game with the Indiana Pacers. “I believe in her basketball acumen; she’s got great instincts. She’s going to do game plans and game preps. She’s going to be on the floor coaching.