NBA Head Coach Hot Seat: Next Head Coach Fired Odds

Now that the Boston Celtics have officially secured the club’s first Larry O’Brien trophy since 2008, it’s worth assessing which franchises in the 30-team NBA could move on from their head coaches this offseason.

With the Detroit Pistons getting a head-start on the crowd by axing Monty Williams after a single season in the Motor City this week, the race to be the next head coach canned in the association is already off and running.

With that in mind, BetMassachusetts.com will be updating odds on the next NBA head coach to be fired every week. Below, you can see where we stand after the week.

As a reminder, these odds are for entertainment purposes only.

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Next NBA Coach to be Fired Odds

Team	Coach	Odds	Percent Chance
Chicago Bulls	Billy Donovan	22.2%	+350
Utah Jazz	Will Hardy	16.7%	+500
Portland Trail Blazers	Chauncey Billups	16.7%	+500
New York Knicks	Tom Thibodeau	9.1%	+1000
Los Angeles Clippers	Tyronn Lue	9.1%	+1000
New Orleans Pelicans	Willie Green	7.4%	+1250
Memphis Grizzlies	Taylor Jenkins	6.3%	+1500
The Field	--	11.1%	+800

Quick Exit For Williams?

The current odds-on leader to be fired next is former Florida Gators two-time national championship coach and current Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, who checks in at +350 this week after going 156-162 (.491) in four seasons in the Windy City.

Donovan has seen his run with the Bulls fall downhill quickly after going 46-36 in his second season with the club in 2021-22, with 79 wins across two seasons since and zero postseason berths during that stretch.

That’s why the former UF and Oklahoma City Thunder leader is our top pick to be fired next, beating out Will Hardy of the Utah Jazz and Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers, who are co-listed at +500.

Longshot firing candidates entering the NBA offseason include Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks and Tyronn Lue of the Los Angeles Clippers, who are listed at +1000 each, while Willie Green of the New Orleans Pelicans (+1250) and Taylor Jenkins of the Memphis Grizzlies (+1500) round out our list.

With the NBA postseason officially over and the draft not starting until next Wednesday, it’s high time for some NBA executive to get the ball rolling on the next round of head coaching turmoil in the association.

With that in mind, we have just the list for basketball fans to bookmark and keep an eye on as the league prepares for its new season over the summer and 29 teams set out to do what Boston did this month, in winning an NBA championship.

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USA Today photo by Geoff Burke.

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Christopher Boan

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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.