Tag: James Borrego

Hornets run head coach James Borrego after four season

Brandon King

In a move no one really saw coming, the Charlotte Hornets have fired head coach james Borrego. Despite the team signing him to a multi-year extension back in August, Charlotte still felt the need to make a change. The Hornets seemed to be on the uptick, with a young and developing core, improving their win total by ten games each of the past two seasons, going 43-39 this season, however they have been bounced in the initial play-in game in both of those seasons. In his four seasons in the…

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Charlotte Hornets to finalize hiring of Spurs’ Assistant James Borrego as Head Coach

Brandon King

It appears that after parting ways with Steve Clifford, the Charlotte Hornets have found his replacement. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Hornets are finishing up a deal that would make San Antonio Spurs assistant James Borrego their new head man. Spurs assistant James Borrego is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 8, 2018 It appears an extensive rebuild is on the horizon for the Hornets, and at only 41 years old, Borrego has…

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