According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, five-time all-star guard Chauncey Billups is interested in becoming an NBA coach.
43-year-old Billups retired from the NBA in 2014. In 2017, he was in talks to become the GM of the Cavaliers, but eventually retired from research. Prior to interviewing the Cavs, he had also interviewed for the Atlanta GM opening in May 2017.
According to Yahoo Sports, the league teams have begun the process of seeking Billups’ candidacy as a manager.
Following the Nets’ decision to hire Steve Nash on Thursday morning, there are currently head coaching openings in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Indiana and Chicago.
Check out the latest news and notes from across the NBA:
- Nets assistant coach Jacque Vaughn was the only other known candidate to interview for the Brooklyn coaching job before Nash was hired. (Marc Stein, The New York Times)
- Nash sought out Dirk Nowitzki to gauge his interest in coming to Brooklyn as an assistant coach, but Nowitzki is not currently looking to return to the game full time. (Marc Stein, The New York Times)
- There is a mutual interest between the 76ers and current Clippers assistant manager Ty Lue. (Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated)
- The current Nets and former Celtics guard Kyrie Irving told Jayson Tatum to embrace his starring role before heading to the Nets. (Shams Charania, The Athletic)
- Former Suns and current Fenerbahce manager Igor Kokoskov said he would still be coaching in Phoenix if the club chose Luka Doncic in 2018. (Socrates Magazine)
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