High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Marcus John Iavaroni is a retired American professional basketball player, current assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors, and former head coach of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26, was an important role player on the successful Philadelphia 76ers teams in the early and middle 80s. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, in a career which included a starting role as a rookie on the 76ers 1983 NBA Championship team.Iavaroni also played professionally in Brescia, Forlì and Málaga before retiring in 1992, playing a total of six seasons in Italy and Spain: four after his college career and two following his NBA career