{"id":895022,"date":"2026-09-17T06:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895022\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T06:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:56:18","slug":"sergi-oliva-and-mody-maor-land-roles-in-atlanta-and-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895022\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergi Oliva and Mody Maor land roles in Atlanta and Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heading into the 2026\u201327 NBA Regular Season, the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks use international experience on their benches<\/p>\n

By Johnny Askounis\/ info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n

The blueprint for modern NBA winning strategies is shifting, and the latest staff announcements prove it. Ahead of the 2026-27 Regular Season, both the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> and Dallas Mavericks<\/a> are leaning heavily into European minds, following the Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings,<\/a> hunting for a distinct tactical edge.<\/p>\n

The biggest headline here is Ettore Messina. One of the most celebrated figures in EuroLeague history is coming back to the NBA<\/a>. The 66-year-old Italian expert, who captured four EuroLeague titles with Kinder Bologna and CSKA<\/a>, is joining the bench in Atlanta as a coaching consultant, as officially announced on Wednesday. It is a massive reunion. Hawks<\/a> head coach Quin Snyder actually worked under Messina over in Moscow during the 2012\u201313 season, so their shared history runs incredibly deep.<\/p>\n

But Atlanta didn\u2019t stop there. They also hired Sergi Oliva as a strategy and development advisor. The Barcelona native spent 12 years grinding as a head coach in Spain\u2019s youth and amateur circuits before jumping to NBA front offices and benches with the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>, Utah Jazz<\/a>, and Portland Trail Blazers<\/a>. Also, new assistant coach Jason Love spent his entire professional playing career in Europe from 2011 to 2023.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dallas finalized their own coaching roster with a clear nod to global experience, including American-Israeli Mody Maor. The former Hapoel Jerusalem head coach is leaping to the NBA as an assistant on Dusty May\u2019s newly assembled bench, following additional play-calling stints at Nagasaki Velca and New Zealand Breakers.<\/p>\n

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