Pelicans affiliate head coach James Borrego has eliminated his identify from consideration for the Pistons‘ head teaching emptiness, league sources inform Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. Justin Napoli of Boot Krewe Media first tweeted on Thursday that he was listening to Borrego would stay in New Orleans.
Borrego, who additionally acquired critical consideration for the Lakers’ and Cavaliers’ head teaching jobs this offseason, was instantly recognized as a candidate for Detroit following the dismissal of Monty Williams final week.
The veteran assistant, who served as the top coach of the Hornets from 2018-22, has spent the final two seasons on Willie Inexperienced‘s employees in New Orleans, overlapping with new Pistons president of basketball operations and former Pelicans basic supervisor Trajan Langdon.
One current report from Marc Stein indicated that the Lakers would even have curiosity in Borrego as an assistant if he didn’t get a head teaching job, although Stein confused that the Pelicans can be decided to hold onto him in that situation.
With Borrego off the desk, Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney and former Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff are among the many candidates to look at for the Pistons. All three have had interviews with the group, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic.
