The now ex-coach of the France team will join the Cleveland franchise as an external consultant.
“The NBA? There is curiosity”said Vincent Collet a few weeks ago. It was after the announcement of his departure from the France team, after 15 years of mandate as coach. A press conference during which the 61-year-old Norman technician spoke of his appetite for the Euroleague, of course, but also for the big North American league. He had also indicated that Kenny Atkinson, his assistant in Blue and new coach of Cleveland, would have liked to add his services to the Cavaliers staff. “He could not do it for political reasons, the GM made other choices”declared Collet, who will finally join the Ohio club.
According to information from The team Vincent Collet will very soon join the Cleveland organization in a role as an external consultant. A function which should not prevent him from honoring his commitments to the French Basketball Federation (FFBB), knowing that he would have to go to the United States about one week per month. Remember that the former coach of Le Mans, Villeurbanne, Strasbourg and Boulogne-Levallois had already set foot in the NBA, having served as an assistant during a Summer League in 2007. It was already in Cleveland. A wink of fate, no doubt. Still according to the sports daily, Kenny Atkinson was “impressed by the tactical expertise and meticulousness of his French counterpart” during the summer campaign. Campaign ended with Olympic silver, the eighth medal for the now ex-coach of the Blues.
