▁Championship , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁ 4 – 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Long ab ardi ▁became ▁the ▁C elt ics ▁full - time ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator . ▁ ▁Phoenix ▁S uns ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mike ▁Long ab ardi ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Jeff ▁Horn ace k . ▁In ▁Long ab ardi ' s ▁first ▁year , ▁the ▁S uns ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 8 - 3 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁dr astic ▁improvement ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁( 2 5 - 5 7 ). ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Long ab ardi ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Ty ron n ▁L ue . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁the ▁Cav ali ers ▁won ▁the ▁NBA ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Washington ▁W iz ards ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 st , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Long ab ardi ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Co ach ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁W iz ards ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Scott ▁Bro oks . ▁He ▁will ▁focus ▁mostly ▁on ▁defense ▁as ▁that ▁is ▁his ▁expert ise . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁coach es ▁Category