All signs point to 76ers assistant Lloyd Pierce’s being offered the Atlanta Hawks’ vacant head-coaching job. He met with the Hawks for the third Friday, according to ESPN, and Atlanta is expected to offer him the job as early as today.
Pierce, who turned 42 today, met with Hawks officials, including general manager Travis Schlenk, Friday. Pierce had an initial meeting with Schlenk last week, then had an informal dinner meeting with Hawks majority owner Tony Ressler on Tuesday in Boston.
The assistant coach told Philly.com on Wednesday that he’s a good fit for the job.
“The main reason is just looking at their young players,” Pierce said.