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At the end of Del Negro's first season with the Clippers, the Clippers finished with a record of 32–50, missing the playoffs. On July 6, 2010, multiple league sources confirmed that Del Negro would become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. The Bulls announced Del Negro's dismissal on May 4, 2010.

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The Bulls lost the best of seven series in five games against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bulls played a seven-game series against the Boston Celtics, featuring four overtime games with a total of a record seven overtime periods, before losing.ĭel Negro finished his second season as head coach of the Chicago Bulls with a 41–41 record, sufficient for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Two days later, Del Negro was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Bulls, replacing Jim Boylan and becoming the 17th head coach in Bulls' history.ĭel Negro finished his first season as head coach of the Chicago Bulls with a 41–41 record, sufficient for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. He became the favorite for the job after former Bulls' coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration. On June 9, 2008, multiple media reports indicated Del Negro had agreed to become the new head coach of the Chicago Bulls. In January 2001 he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team deal with the Orlando Magic in November, although he would never play for them, and subsequently retired.ĭel Negro's career statistics included averaging 9.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting 47.5% from the field and 84.0% from the free-throw line. Del Negro was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a three-team deal that also involved the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2000. In early 1999 he played four games in Italy for Teamsystem Bologna, before signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he played in the 1998––2000 seasons. Upon his return to the NBA, Del Negro played for the San Antonio Spurs for the next six years. He would play two seasons there before leaving for Italy and Benetton Treviso for another two years (he won the Italian championship in 1992 with over 25 points per game). In his junior season, Del Negro led the Wolfpack to the 1987 ACC Tournament championship and was named tournament MVP.ĭel Negro was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 29th pick in the 1988 NBA draft. As a senior, he was selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team after averaging 15.9 points, 3.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. Del Negro is currently an analyst with NBA TV.ĭel Negro played for Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. Vinny Del Negro is an American retired basketball player.