Filed under: Warriors, NBA CoachesGolden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson has been ousted and will be replaced by longtime lead assistant Keith Smart by next week, a league source confirmed to FanHouse.
With just days before training camp begins and soon-to-be owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber set to take over next month, the NBA's all-time winningest coach was forced out as part of the organization's desire for a fresh start. But a source close to the situation said Nelson -- who was asked to take a buyout -- will still expect to be paid all of the $6 million he is owed even if his exit is ultimately deemed a resignation.
Lacob and Guber are taking over for Chris Cohan, the much-maligned former owner whose track record included one Warriors playoff berth since he bought the team in 1995. Lacob has been vowing to run the organization in the sort of first-class manner he witnessed as a minority owner of the Boston Celtics, and he clearly saw Nelson's departure -- which, in truth, is nothing short of a firing -- as a step in that direction.
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