Quin Snyder Is Single-Handedly Reviving NBA Coach Fashion

In recent years, we have lamented the fact that NBA coaches are not getting dressed up for work anymore. It’s not that every sideline general looked straight out of a menswear catalog—some coaches desperately needed a tailor, and even a tailor couldn’t help a few of them. But the guys wore suits, and that was good. Now, thanks to the pandemic sending everyone into casual mode, you will find zero coaches in a suit and tie, nary a cufflink or pocket square in sight. We’ve entered a world of lazy, unimaginative coach style. This year, though, it seems like one man can inspire change: Quin Snyder, head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, is bringing some technicolor to an otherwise dreary world.

Snyder, 57, coached the Utah Jazz from 2014 to 2022. And in that time, he earned a reputation (perhaps only in our minds) for wearing high-end watches and designer belts while yelling out pick-and-roll coverages. After resigning from his perch in Salt Lake City and taking last season off, he’s back this year with a flair fitting for the vibrant city he now inhabits. In his first season helming the Hawks, Snyder is embracing the team’s vivacious red hues. He’s only four games in, but the former Duke Blue Devil has shown a devotion to getting fits off, and a pair of snazzy little red glasses are really stealing the show. (Update: We have confirmed that they are indeed the Percey frames from Warby Parker, specifically the raspberry color.) Even as he and his coaching brethren are dressing down, he’s found ways to fit in while still standing out.