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Bradley Beal sees female head coach in NBA before long

Bradley Beal

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal thinks it won’t be long before we see a woman land a head coaching position in the NBA.

On Tuesday, the Wizards announced Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver will join the coaching staff. She becomes the first active WNBA player to be on an NBA coaching staff.

We are progressing towards a day when women aren’t just assistant coaches, but leading the coaching staff. Beal sees that time coming “sooner rather than later.”

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee Bucks interviewed San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon for their vacant head coaching position. Hammon was hired by Greg Popovich in 2014 to become the first female full-time assistant in the NBA.

The Spurs, Wizards, Mavericks and Bucks have taken steps to help pave the way for a woman to one day be a head coach for an NBA franchise. What seemed impossible not too long ago now seems like it could happen in the future.

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