The Pelicans are naming Joe Barrer the head coach of their G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Barrer has worked in the G League for nearly a decade, first as a video coordinator and assistant coach for the Iowa Wolves (known as the Iowa Energy at the time). He spent four seasons as an assistant for the Magic’s G League affiliate from 2017-21 and then was promoted to the team’s head coaching role for two seasons from 2021-23.
Barrer has followed a similar trajectory with the Pelicans, having been an assistant coach with the Squadron for two seasons prior to his promotion to head coach this summer.
The Squadron have been coached for the past three seasons by T.J. Saint, but he left the organization this offseason in order to take a job with the Knicks under Mike Brown.