Oddsmakers have the Milwaukee Bucks hiring the first female head coach in NBA history.
The team plans to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, and oddsmakers have her at -145 to get the head coaching job. That means a bettor will have to wager $145 to get $100 back. Those are some pretty solid and favorable odds for Hammon.
Will the Milwaukee Bucks name Becky Hammon as their next head coach?
Yes -145
No +105Odds via My Bookie | #NBApic.twitter.com/yFDoZStutu
— OddsShark (@OddsShark) May 6, 2018
This would be a monumental and historic hire if the Bucks actually pull the trigger on making Hammon the first female head coach in NBA history.
I have a lot of feelings on women coaching major mens pro sports. On one hand, I think those who earn the respect of people in their field should be given a shot if theyve earned it. I think Hammon fits that description.
On the other hand, as somebody who has grown up in the sports world, I have some serious questions and concerns about a woman coaching in the NBA, MLB, NHL or NFL. Can a person who couldnt ever have played in the NBA be put in charge of grown men? I dont know, and Im not sure how smooth it would go. That would be an even bigger question if ever an NFL team were to hire a woman as head coach.
Part of me just wants Hammon to get hired to see what would happen. It would be a content machine for days.
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