Ime Udoka to the Rockets. Adrian Griffin to the Bucks. And now Nick Nurse to the Sixers, who he apparently chose over the Suns.
And now the Suns are still looking, with fewer options on the board.
Nurse is the latest domino to fall in the NBA coaching cycle, picking the Rockets after reportedly pulling out of consideration for the Bucks job. ESPN’s Woj, who initially reported the hiring, added that Nurse was seriously considering Phoenix to the end:
“The Sixers and Phoenix Suns were engaged with Nurse and his agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, throughout Sunday and Monday, leaving Nurse with a difficult decision between two contending teams, sources said.