the Toronto Raptors ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski named Golden State Warriors assistant coach Gama Mahlalela and Washington Wizards assistant coach Pat Delaney to be the best assistants on new coach Darko Rajakovic’s team.
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Mahlalela returns to the Raptors after beginning his NBA career as a member of the team’s Community Development Team in 2006. The former UBC Thunderbirds player went on to be an assistant coach with the Raptors as well as the Raptors 905 coach in the G League.
The Warriors hired Mahallalah in 2021 as an assistant and won an NBA title in his first year with the team.
Delaney has been an assistant at The Wizards since 2021. He was previously an assistant at the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets.