“Ivkovic had come close to the bench of the Warriors”

The revelation that the Dusan Ivkovic had come close to taking over the technical leadership of Warriors the famous agent did Billy Duffy. The legendary coach, who tomorrow marks two years since the day he passed away, did not manage to become the first European coach in an NBA team at the time.

“We had tried to help Ivkovic go to Golden State. Many years ago, when Chris Mullin was general manager (he was in charge of the Warriors from 2004 to 2009), we had a meeting in Miami. But it didn’t happen, it was a matter of timing“, emphasized Duffy, who represents big names such as Doncic, Barrett, Vucevic and Ayton.

“It was a shame, because I think he would have been excellent. He was a very accomplished coach, very communicative and respected by all. It was my dream to see him coach in the USA. God rest him. We loved him. I always saw him as a wise man. He was like the… Godfather. He always had something smart to say and you learn from it. I spent a lot of time with him. When I came to Europe, I went to his house, we ate together. He was grateful that we tried to connect him with the NBA. I wish it happened!“, he added.

The great “Douda” worked for Aris, Olympiakos, Panionio, PAOK and AEK in Greece. In fact, with the “red and white” he won the Euroleague in 1997 and 2012. His last team was Anatolou Efes in 2014-2016.