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Pete Pranica: Also a big fan of @memgrizz getting Bob Thornton to coach the bigs. He will be a big plus in player development. Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Coaching, Bob Thornton 

The Grizzlies announced that Bob Thornton and Lloyd Pierce, will join head coach Lionel Hollins’ staff as an assistant (Thornton) and player development coach (Pierce). With almost 30 years of collegiate and professional basketball experience as a player, scout and coach, Thornton comes to Memphis after spending the past four seasons (2007 – 2011) as an advance scout for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Along with his work with the Thunder, Thornton also served as an assistant coach for two NBA teams, first with the Chicago Bulls (2002-2004) and most recently with the Minnesota Timberwolves (2005-2007). Before his first stint with Bulls, Thornton spent one season (2001-2002) as head coach for Huntsville Flight of the NBDL, along with one season as head coach of the Quad City Thunder of the CBA (2000-2001). NBA.com

Memphis Grizzlies, Coaching, Lionel Hollins, Lloyd Pierce, Bob Thornton 

Chris Vernon: Scoop: Grizzlies will hire former NBA player Bob Thornton as assistant coach. Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Coaching, Bob Thornton