Larry Drew
Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2, 1958) is an American basketball coach and the current head coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He is also a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft. A 6'1" point guard from the University of Missouri, Drew played in 10 NBA seasons. He played for the Pistons, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. In 1988–89, Drew played in the Italian League with Scavolini.
In his NBA career, Drew played in 714 games and scored a total of 8,110 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1982–83 season as a member of the Kings, appearing in 75 games and averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.
Before becoming the head coach, Drew was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks from 2004 to 2010. He had also previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers (starting in the 1992–93 season), Detroit Pistons (1999–2000), Washington Wizards (2000–2003) and New Jersey Nets (2003–2004).
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