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Thunder's Donovan thinks Pitino would be 'great' in NBA

If former Louisville coach Rick Pitino does indeed pursue a return to the NBA, Thunder coach Billy Donovan said he thinks he would be "great."

“He’s a great people person,” said Donovan, who both played for and coached under Pitino. “Obviously he has a wealth of experience in the NBA.”

Pitino, who was fired from his coaching post at Louisville last year amid an FBI probe, told ESPN that he hoped to return to the NBA and planned to use this season to set himself up as potential coaching candidate in the spring.

Pitino spent four years with the Nicks in the 1980s, first as an assistant and then as the head coach.