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Jeff Goodman: Arkansas State head coach Ryan Pannone will hire former Florida star, NBA player and New Orleans Pelicans assistant Corey Brewer as an assistant coach, source told @thefieldof68 . Brewer was a part of the Florida teams that won back to back national titles in 2006 and 2007. He also was on the Dallas Mavericks team that won the NBA title in 2011. I’ll be shocked if Brewer isn’t a terrific college assistant coach. Has great energy and has been all about intangibles and winning.
You came into the league really young. What was that transition like, and who were the veterans that took you under their wing in Minnesota? Zach LaVine: I had a lot of good vets. I came in the league really young at 19 years old, and a couple of my vets were Kevin Garnett, I had Mo Williams, Corey Brewer, Ricky Rubio, who wasn't crazy old at that point, and Thaddeus Young, one of my best friends in the league. They always told me to work, and I was already a really good worker. Sam Mitchell pushed you. Flip Saunders took a chance on a kid at UCLA. They just said, stay in the gym, stay hungry, and never, really, never put a cap on what you're able to do. If you're going out there and you have 25 points, don't be satisfied with that. The next game, go out there and try to get 30. If you make 10 shots in a row in practice, you shouldn't be satisfied like, "Oh, OK, that's good enough." Always try to push the limits of your abilities.
Assistant coaches Casey Hill and Corey Brewer are among those who will not return, sources confirmed. The Pelicans are expected to move in a different direction with most of the coaching staff. On the business side and not under the purview of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, Joe Dumars, T.V. Studio Host, Erin Summers, and Studio Analyst, Wesley Johnson are also among those who were let go.
Jim Eichenhofer: #Pelicans summer head coach Corey Brewer on Derik Queen playing much better in second half after his scoreless first: "I kind of got on him at halftime, to let him know, 'Come on man. Be yourself.' He bounced back great. That's what you want to see."
Corey Brewer retired from the NBA after the 2019-’20 Covid-shortened season at the age of 34. But he frequently wonders if his retirement was premature. “I feel like I can still play (in the NBA),” he said. “It’s one of those things where I decided to coach. Once you make the decision, for me it’s one of those things where I made the decision and you can’t think about it.”
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After playing 12 seasons in the NBA, Brewer has spent the past two seasons as a player development and assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans. But he’s also spending this summer playing in the Big 3 while rekindling the fire in his belly as a basketball player. “I still want to play,” said Brewer, who is only 36 years old. “I still have that competitive fire in me. Coaching is a little different, because you don’t get to play all the time. You’re trying to teach guys how to play and to help them out. I still feel I’m in great shape.”
“I remember coming from Minnesota, and I had never been in the playoffs,” Brewer told Mavs.com. “And just to come to a different atmosphere in Dallas where every night you’re expected to win, and then when we got in the playoffs, it was an amazing run.” It was amazing for Brewer because he was in his fourth season, and suddenly he was an NBA champion and a teammate of future Hall of Fame players Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd. “You get to play with Dirk, of course, and J-Kidd and Shawn Marion and Jason Terry, Tyson Chandler and Peja Stojakovic,” Brewer said. “Playing with guys who had been in the league for a while – I was in my third or fourth year – they had been doing it for a long time at a high level. So just to learn from those guys and be around those guys, I think it helped me in my career.”
Marc J Spears: Pelicans player development coach and ex-NBA player Corey Brewer is expected to play in the @thebig3 next season, a source told @andscape . 3s Company is expected to add Michael Beasley as a co-captain, Mario Chalmers as player captain, Brandon Rush and Michael Cooper as coach.
Christian Clark: Zion was playing Corey Brewer in 1-on-1 after practice. Willie Green said he got cleared to play 1-on-1 today. Green: "We still have to be careful with how much he does. Just because he’s still going though the healing process. But we’re happy that he’s getting better."
Corey Brewer: I wasn’t quite ready for my playing career to be over just yet, but when I was presented with the opportunity to join Stan Van Gundy’s staff as a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans last offseason, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up. I always wanted to become a coach and I never imagined I’d get to cut my teeth in New Orleans, but here I am.
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Corey Brewer: Being around Zion Williamson helped, too. It’s hard to not be excited when you're around someone like him. You can’t truly appreciate him unless you’re around him every day. He’s just incredible. As for the rest of the guys, B.I. is a budding All-Star, Lonzo just had his best season and Josh is getting better every single day. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kira Lewis Jr. and Jaxson Hayes are going to have long, productive futures in this league. With all of these guys, I’m so happy to be able to play a small part in their success.
Corey Brewer: Zion truly puts the work in. He’s been working on his shot a lot and is so diligent; he really goes hard. He’s already so great at attacking the basket and being physical, so the next step for him is to add some midrange and continue to develop his three-point shooting. If he’s able to become consistent out there, it’ll open up things for him and his teammates. It’ll also make him literally unstoppable. What’s incredible about him is the fact that even though he’s been getting so much attention for so long, he’s so humble. He really wants to be a great player and is really willing to put in the work. If you didn’t know him, there’s no way you’d ever know that he’s been a household name for so long.
Corey Brewer: Brandon gets better each game. He’s only 23 years old, and his focus for a young player is incredible. Along with Zion, they’re going to make New Orleans a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Brandon himself is going to be one of the top players in this league for a long, long time. What’s been most reassuring about him is that even though he’s been getting individual attention and accolades, his focus is always about what he needs to improve on to make the team better.
Corey Brewer: At the end of the day, he knows that in order for the team to get to the next level, he needs to continue to improve, and that’s his priority. We’ve been working with him on making quicker decisions, getting to his spots and learning how to counter the looks that defenses are giving him. He’s not a secret anymore; other teams are building defensive gameplans around him and his ability to adjust and learn how to read coverages is really what’s going to help him remain productive and help the team compete every night.