Billy Donovan First NBA Coach Fired Odds Get Shorter
We're only a week into the season, and Billy Donovan's odds to be the first head coach fired have been cut in half.
Between losses to the Pistons and Thunder (and a fortunate 1-point OT victory against Toronto), as well as some interesting postgame words and player confrontations, Donovan's odds have gone from 4/1 to 2/1 in seven days.
Most of the other favorites have similar firing odds compared to when they were first released on October 4, and some of the long-tenured and secure coaches have been removed from the list below.
You can compare the preseason odds to the current ones below.
First Head Coach Fired (October 30)
Billy Donovan (CHI) 2/1
Wes Unseld Jr. (WAS) 6/1
Chris Finch (MIN) 7/1
Steve Clifford (CHA) 8/1
Chauncey Billups (POR) 10/1
Jason Kidd (DAL) 10/1
Tyronn Lue (LAC) 18/1
Jacque Vaughn (BKN) 20/1
Tom Thibodeau (NYK) 20/1
Adrian Griffin (MIL) 25/1
Darvin Ham (LAL) 25/1
Taylor Jenkins (MEM) 25/1
Willie Green (NO) 25/1
J.B. Bickerstaff (CLE) 33/1
Rick Carlisle (IND) 33/1
Frank Vogel (PHO) 40/1
Ime Udoka (HOU) 40/1
Joe Mazzulla (BOS) 40/1
Quin Snyder (ATL) 40/1
Will Hardy (UTAH) 40/1
Erik Spoelstra (MIA) 50/1
Darko Rajakovic (TOR) 60/1
Jamahl Mosley (ORL) 60/1
First Head Coach Fired (October 4)
Billy Donovan (CHI) 4/1
Steve Clifford (CHA) 5/1
Chris Finch (MIN) 6/1
Jason Kidd (DAL) 7/1
Wes Unseld Jr. (WAS) 8/1
Tyronn Lue (LAC) 10/1
Tom Thibodeau (NYK) 11/1
Chauncey Billups (POR) 12/1
Willie Green (NO) 14/1
Jacque Vaughn (BKN) 16/1
Darvin Ham (LAL) 18/1
Joe Mazzulla (BOS) 20/1
Rick Carlisle (IND) 22/1
Frank Vogel (PHO) 25/1
Adrian Griffin (MIL) 28/1
Taylor Jenkins (MEM) 33/1
Will Hardy (UTAH) 40/1
Ime Udoka (HOU) 45/1
Darko Rajakovic (TOR) 50/1
Jamahl Mosley (ORL) 50/1
Mike Brown (SAC) 50/1
Nick Nurse (PHI) 50/1
J.B. Bickerstaff (CLE) 55/1
Quin Snyder (ATL) 60/1
Mark Daigneault (OKC) 66/1
Erik Spoelstra (MIA) 70/1
Steve Kerr (GS) 75/1
Monty Williams (DET) 80/1
Gregg Popovich (SA) 100/1
Michael Malone (DEN) 100/1
