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Ryan Richman to lead Japanese team for 2023-24 season

The Washington Wizards won’t be making a change at head coach, at least not yet. But they will have to find another assistant coach because Ryan Richman will be leaving to take a head coaching position for SeaHorses Mikawa in Japan’s B.League, the highest level in the country. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news.

Wizards assistant Ryan Richman is accepting a job as coach of the SeaHorses Mikawa in Japan, sources tell ESPN. Richman is replacing a 30-year GM/coach for a franchise wanting to modernize itself with a young, rising NBA assistant.