As the NBA pushes to accelerate the competitive environment of the new in-season tournament, the league's coaches are joining the players in getting paid a financial prize pool for advancing into the final stages of the month-long event, sources told ESPN.
The head coach of the tournament's winning team will be awarded $500,000 -- same that already had been designated for the winning team's players, sources told ESPN.
Assistant coaches will share an additional pool of money that'll comprise 75 percent of the winning coach's total. For head coaches and players now, that prize pool will descend based on advancing to become the tournament runner-up ($200,000), a semifinalist ($100,000) and a quarterfinalist ($50,000), sources said.