Cavaliers coaching search could be finalized today
Could the Cavs get their man today?
With Monty Williams out in Detroit, Cleveland Cavaliers head coaching target James Borrego will reportedly by “strongly considered” for the Pistons job. Borrego, of course, worked as an assistant with the New Orleans Pelicans this past season where new Pistons president Trajan Langdon worked in the front office this past year.
So does that mean the Cavs will lose out on Borrego, if he’s who they want hire? (And it seems like they do.) Not necessarily.
Per Yahoo’s Jake Fischer, the Cavs could finalize their coaching search as early as today:
James Borrego was the lead assistant in New Orleans this season, where he overlapped with new Pistons president Trajan Langdon. Borrego, though, has been in strong contention for Cleveland’s search that is expected to be finalized as early as today. https://t.co/pMq5yGMFuO
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 19, 2024
No word from Fischer on who that will be if it’s finalized today. But reporting from Marc Stein and others makes it seem like Borrego is the guy for the Cavs. And if the Pistons are in fact interested in Borrego — on top of Borrego also being involved in the Los Angeles Lakers’ search — all the more reason to move now.
Borrego, for what it’s worth, is one of three candidates to meet with the Cavs in person. The others: former Brooklyn Nets head coach and current Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori.