Jason Terry finalizing deal to become head coach of Nuggets G League affiliate

Jason Terry is finalizing a deal to become the new head of the Grand Rapids Gold, the new G League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets, sources tell ESPN. Terry has been an assistant at the University of Arizona. He played 19 years in the NBA.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter)

ANALYSIS: Wojnarowski added that Terry will take over as head coach of Grand Rapids after spending a full year as an assistant at his alma mater. Woj went on to say that Terry wants to get on a path to become a head coach after an NBA career that included a championship with Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2009.

Terry will hope to make some noise this season and many people will be interested to see how he fares with his first head-coaching gig.