Forcier, out of Seattle Pacific University has been successful since day one in the NBA. It is rare that coaches have a very clean record, but Forcier is the perfect assistant coach. Spending time with Detroit for two seasons as an assistant, then the Indiana Pacers for four seasons, and the San Antonio Spurs for eight seasons that included a NBA title in 2014. His resume looks like a potiental head coaching candidate, but it seems that he is looking to gain more knowledge, and will be joining Bickerstaff in Memphis.
The Grizzlies are finalizing deal to hire Orlando’s Chad Forcier as a lead assistant on head coach J.