PHILADELPHIA — As Nick Nurse settles into his new job leading the 76ers, fans hope he’ll bring not just a championship, but badly needed stability to the team.
But someday, even if it’s a while down the road, it will be someone else’s turn. When the time comes, could that someone break one of the hardest barriers in sports: a woman leading a men’s pro sports team?
There are quite a few candidates across the basketball landscape with big-time resumés, people who’ve worked in men’s hoops as much as women’s hoops — and sometimes more.
