David Sean Fizdale (born June 16, 1974) is an American professional

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manager. He is currently the assistant general manager for the

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. He previously was an assistant coach for the

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, the head coach for the

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and

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, and was an assistant coach for the

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and the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...

. He won two championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.

Career

Born in Los Angeles, Fizdale attended Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where he played as a

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for the school's basketball team. He subsequently attended college at the

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, where he graduated with a

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in communications and a minor in sociology. Between 2003 and 2016, Fizdale was an

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for the

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. During his tenure with the Heat, Fizdale coached "Team Shaq", a squad selected by

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, at the 2013 Rising Stars Challenge during the NBA All-Star Weekend. His team was defeated 163–135, by

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's "Team Chuck", coached by then

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' assistant coach

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. After the reshuffle of the Heat's coaching staff, Fizdale became an associate head coach after

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decided to retire from his coaching career and

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was assigned to the scouting staff. On May 29, 2016, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the

. He led the Grizzlies to a 43–39 record in the 2016–17 season, reaching the Western Conference playoffs. After a 7–12 start to the 2017–18 season, including eight consecutive losses, and a publicized fourth-quarter benching of

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, Fizdale was fired from the team on November 27, 2017. On May 7, 2018, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the

signing a four-year deal with the organization. On December 6, 2019, he was fired by the Knicks after a 4–18 start to their season. In September 2021, Fizdale was hired as an assistant coach of the

under

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. On June 28, 2022, Fizdale was hired as the associate general manager for the

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Personal life

Fizdale is married to marketer Natasha Sen and has one son from a prior relationship. Natasha's birth father is Roy Singer and he lives in Australia. Natasha was born in Delhi India and her mother is Samira Sen and she lives in Canada.

References

External links

NBA.com: David Fizdale coach profile
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