Penny Hardaway To Get NBA Head Coach Interviews

Once thought of as a blossoming NBA superstar, Penny Hardaway has worked his way up through the high school and college coaching ranks, and now is in line to interview for one of the NBA's head coach openings.

Penny Hardaway drawing interest as a head coach candidate for NBA teams https://t.co/5aHcUTlQAy
— Hoops Rumors (@HoopsRumors) June 12, 2021

Currently coaching the University of Memphis, reports have several NBA teams with coaching vacancies doing their due diligence on Hardaway. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, he will be getting interview offers.

Sources: Michigan’s Juwan Howard continues to tell NBA teams he's not interested in even a discussion on leaving Ann Arbor. Teams are also calling to gather intel on Memphis coach Penny Hardaway's work. He's going to get offers to interview for openings in this NBA job cycle.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 10, 2021

Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway was a 4-time all-star in the 1990s, before injuries cut his promising career short. He and Shaquille O'Neal guided the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 1995, losing there to Hakeem Olajuwon's Houston Rockets.