The Los Angeles Clippers have promoted assistant coach Lawrence Frank to Executive Vice President, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical:
The Los Angeles Clippers have reached agreement with assistant coach Lawrence Frank on a promotion to executive vice president of basketball operations, reporting directly to president and coach Doc Rivers, league sources told The Vertical.
Frank will be charged with reshaping the franchise’s front office, including building out the infrastructure of its scouting, sports science and long-term strategic planning, sources said.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has committed to significant resources in staff and budget for those pursuits, sources said.
Clippers general manager Dave Wohl remains on the job, but will report to Frank and Rivers, sources said.
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Frank has been an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the past two seasons with the Clippers.
Frank began his NBA coaching career in 1997 as an assistant with the Vancouver (now Memphis) Grizzlies. He then served as assistant coach to the Brooklyn (then New Jersey) Nets from 2000-2004, until he was promoted to Nets head coach. He coached the Nets until 2010. He then served as an assistant with the Boston Celtics in 2010-11. After a season in Boston, he became head coach of the Detroit Pistons, where he stayed from 2011-2013. In 2013-14 he returned to the Nets (in Brooklyn this time) as an assistant and evaluator. In 2014, he joined the Clippers’ staff.
