David Blatt

About David Blatt

From 2002 to 2014, he coached Maccabi Tel Aviv to six Israeli Cup Championships and five Israeli League Championships, gaining four Israeli League Coach of the Year accolades in the process. From 2014 to 2016, he was the head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

David Michael Blatt, is an Israeli American professional basketball executive. He is also a former coach and player. Blatt played point guard at Princeton University from 1977 to 1981 and played in the Maccabiah Games for the U.S. national team that won a gold medal in 1981. He then played professional basketball in Israel for nine of the next twelve years, before an injury ended his playing career, and he began coaching full-time. He is one of the most successful Israeli-American coaches in European basketball history. As a coach, Blatt has been the Israeli Super League Coach of the Year four times, the Russian Super League Coach of the Year, and the EuroLeague Coach of the Year. Blatt took over as Cleveland's head coach, and led the team to the 2015 NBA Finals in his first season. He guided them to the top of their conference the next year, but was fired mid-season, and subsequently returned to coaching in Europe.

Born	May 22, 1959, Boston, Massachusetts
College	Princeton (1977–1981)
Listed weight	lb
Nationality	American / Israeli
High school	Framingham South, (Framingham, Massachusetts)
NBA draft	1981 / Round / Pick
Listed height	6 ft 3 in

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Trivia

He coached the Russian national team to a gold medal at the 2007 FIBA EuroBasket tournament as well as a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

David Blatt before fame

From 1977 to 1981, he was a member of the Princeton basketball team, and from 1981 to 1993, he played professionally in Israel.

Achievement of David Blatt

He led the Russian national team to gold at the 2007 FIBA EuroBasket tournament and bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Salary 2020

$3.3 Million

Net Worth 2020

$9 Million

David Blatt family life

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Framingham South High School. In 1991, he married Kinneret Blatt and they have three daughters, Shani, Ela, and Adi, as well as a son, Tamir.

Associations of David Blatt

In 2014, he was hired head coach of Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers, succeeding Mike Brown, who was fired.

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