Thunder Hire Mark Daigneault As Head Coach

It finally happened: the Oklahoma City Thunder have their man at head coach.

Turns out, they didn’t have to look far: assistant Mark Daigneault will take the top job in Oklahoma City, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are promoting assistant Mark Daigneault to become the franchise’s next head coach, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 11, 2020

Daigneault has been a mainstay in the Thunder organization, serving as the head coach for the G-League Oklahoma City Blue for five seasons, prior to his promotion as an assistant coach for the Thunder in 2019-20.

Prior to his arrival in Oklahoma City, Daigneault was an assistant under Billy Donovan at Florida for four seasons.

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