With only two weeks having past since Nate McMillan was dismissed as head coach, the Pacers are reportedly preparing to conduct their first round of interviews with a litany of diverse candidates.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarwoski, Indiana has received permission to speak to a slew of assistant coaches from around the league, including San Antonio’s Becky Hammon and Will Hardy, Miami’s Dan Craig and Chris Quinn, Dallas’ Jamahl Mosley and Stephen Silas, Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham and Charles Lee, Orlando’s Pat Delany, Minnesota’s David Vanterpool, Philadelphia’s Ime Udoka, and Portland’s Nate Tibbetts.
Nets assistant coach Jacque Vaughn, who was thought to be staying on as Steve Nash’s right-hand man in somewhat of a back-handed demotion after exceeding expectations and leading an injury-depleted Brooklyn squad to a 5-3 record in the Orlando bubble, is also expected to draw consideration, per Wojnarowski, as is former Kings and Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger.