Master P is hoping his succesful business résumé and experience as a Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors player can land him a coaching role in the NBA.
With the New Orleans Pelicans head coach position currently vacant, the No Limit Records founder believes he’s the perfect candidate to take over the role. Speaking to TMZ, Master P recognized the Pelicans as a winning team and thinks the changing times in sport overall needs somebody like him in the NBA.
“I think it’s time,” he said. “They gotta do something different, unique. You look at Tim Tebow, they brought him to play as a tight end because they looking at times is changing. The NBA is entertainment. I think it’s time for me to be the first Hip Hop coach. Because what I know as basketball, I played in the NBA, I done coached a lot of great players that are in the league. I done took my sons from being high school athletes to maybe they’ll be the next future big-time pro athletes. I coached DeMar DeRozan, a lot of great players.”
He continued, “I know that I could show people like Zion [Williamson], we got great players on the team but they need somebody that understand them. So if they bring me in as a head coach or assistant coach, I think I could change the game. We’ll win with Zion and be happy, [playoffs] and everything. I feel like it’s motivating the players and understanding them.”
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Master P recognized former NBA player and current Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Chauncey Billups being linked to the Pelicans head coach position, but sees himself as a better option.
“Chauncey Billups is a great person, but knowing New Orleans culture and knowing the people, having the people wanna come up, having the community to be a part of this, I know that I’ll be that guy that can really change the game,” he said. “Even if I have to work my way, start as an assistant coach, you gotta trust the process. But I done been through everything, I know how players think and I know kids who make multi-millions of dollars. They need somebody that understand them too at the same time.”
Master P claimed he was close to joining Alvin Gentry’s coaching staff at the New Orleans Pelicans in 2017 before being fired in 2020, and the veteran rapper believes he’d still have his job if he was brought into the fold. He also voiced his interest in owning the Pelicans in 2020.
Man I would not trust P as a coach. But at the same time, it would be interesting to see how he does
Ok players make em say ugh, nah nah nah
It’ll be amusing
White coaches that haven’t played a lick of ball themselves are the top candidates. The theory of selections are truly mind boggling.
He talking about NO culture and knowing the players and the community and stuff, what about the actual game? Lol. Coaching is more about the Xs and Os, all that other stuff comes 2nd
Doesn’t matter if he played in the Nba, is a student of the game and has great players in his roster. If you can’t build a great culture and have these boys wanting to die for each other, he ain’t gonna get far.
IMO He’ll never be HipHop coz he BIT the fuck outta Pacs flow. He’d be the first HipHop biter turned coach lmfao
come on P everyone knows u still and always be a gangsta, gangsyas OWN teams not coach them