Willie Julius Green was born on July 28,1981 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.
13 Facts About Willie Green
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Willie Green played professionally in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Orlando Magic.
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Willie Green was selected in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics and later acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers from Seattle in a draft-night trade for the draft rights to Paccelis Morlende and cash considerations.
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Willie Green was traded the same day to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to Paccelis Morlende and cash considerations.
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Willie Green was due to re-sign with the Sixers during the 2005 offseason, but suffered an injury the day of the contract signing, which put the contract in a state of limbo.
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Willie Green beat out Rodney Carney for the Sixers starting shooting guard position.
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Willie Green was traded to New Orleans with forward Jason Smith in exchange for forward Darius Songaila and rookie forward Craig Brackins on September 23,2010.
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On December 22,2011, Willie Green signed with the Atlanta Hawks.
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On July 30,2012, Willie Green was signed-and-traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for the rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis.
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On June 30,2014, Willie Green was claimed off waivers by the Orlando Magic.
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Willie Green won his first championship when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games of the 2017 NBA Finals.
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Willie Green won his second straight championship when the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in four games of the 2018 NBA Finals.
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On July 22,2021, Willie Green was named head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.