05-01-2023, 05:57 AM
(04-30-2023, 01:17 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: From Stein regarding hiring of an experienced assistant coach:
Former head coaches James Borrego (Magic and Hornets) and Jeff Hornacek (Suns and Knicks) are among the expected top targets for the opening Dallas has created on its bench to bolster Jason Kidd's coaching staff.
Frank Vogel would also be a natural target, given the close relationship he forged with Kidd in Los Angeles when Kidd served as an assistant to Vogel for two seasons with the Lakers, but it's believed that Vogel is currently focused on a return at the head coach level.
Borrego and Vogel both interviewed for the Houston coaching vacancy that went to Udoka.
Terry Stotts, who has a career record of 517-486 (.515) in head coaching stints in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Portland, is a former Mavericks assistant from Kidd’s second Maverick stint as a player who likewise could emerge as a Dallas candidate.
Stephen Silas, another former Mavericks assistant coach, is said to be sought by Boston as an assistant on Joe Mazzulla's staff for next season after Silas coached the Rockets for the past three seasons. Silas was in Boston recently to watch the Celtics’ Game 5 home defeat to Atlanta in the first round. …
Mazzulla needs to replace Damon Stoudemire who left to be the Head Coach at Georgia Tech.