After more than a decade with the Golden State Warriors , assistant coach Chris DeMarco is headed to the WNBA .

The New York Liberty have agreed on a contract to hire DeMarco as their new coach, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Friday morning, citing sources.

It is unclear if DeMarco will finish the 2025-26 NBA season with the Warriors before moving to the Big Apple, or if he will head East right away.

It was reported earlier this week that DeMarco was among the handful of finalists for the gig, among several other NBA assistants around the league.

DeMarco now is the third NBA assistant to be named the head coach of a WNBA team over the past two seasons (h/t Yahoo! Sports). Per The New York Post's Madeline Kenney, New York had prioritized candidates with NBA backgrounds, in addit

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