(Photo : Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) CHARLOTTE, NC – A basic view of the court docket for the brand new Charlotte Hornets opening night time sport in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks at Time Warner Cable Arena on October 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Charlotte Hornets are intensifying their seek for a brand new head coach by interviewing a number of distinguished candidates to fill the place.
The workforce has missed the postseason for the eighth straight marketing campaign, concluding this season with a 21-61 document, which ranks third worst within the Eastern Conference.
The workforce has now carried out preliminary spherical interviews, which embody Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jordan Ott and former Raptors 905 G-League coach and two-time NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse, based on league insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The workforce introduced earlier this month that present head coach Steve Clifford will step down when his contract expires on the conclusion of the 2023-24 common season.
The 62-year-old is anticipated to transition into an advisory function with the Hornets entrance workplace subsequent season.
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Hornets additionally interviewing different high assistant coaches
Aside from Ott and Stackhouse, the Hornets additionally interview a number of different assistant coaches inside the league.
These embody David Adelman of the Denver Nuggets, Charles Lee of the Boston Celtics, Jordi Fernandez of the Sacramento Kings, Jay Larranaga of the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Young of the Phoenix Suns, and Lindsey Harding, coach of the Sacramento Kings’ G League workforce in Stockton.
The Hornets are additionally interviewing Royal Ivey, an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets.
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