DALLAS – Two Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches are among the candidates for the best job in Chicago, as the list of potential Bulls clients to replace Jim Boylen includes Jamahl Mosley and Stephen Silas.
In June, Mosley interviewed for the post of New York Knicks head coach. The Knicks eventually hired Tom Thibodeau. Mosley, who has been on Carlisle’s staff since 2014, interviewed for the Cleveland Cavaliers job last year.
Silas, son of legendary player and coach Paul Silas, has been on the Dallas staff since 2018. Before joining the Mavs, he interviewed for head coaching positions with the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks.
Mosley, 41, has extensive experience working with the best in the game. He has been an NBA assistant since 2006, having spent time with the Denver Nuggets and the Cavs before being hired as Carlisle’s assistant, and has moved up to the top of Carlisle’s staff in recent years.
Also on Mosley’s resume: he was assistant coach to Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs at the US basketball minicamp in 2008.
Mosley has also participated in Basketball Without Borders in Africa on multiple occasions.
Silas, 46, has also worked with Basketball Without Borders and in other roles internationally. In 2017 (with the Charlotte Hornets) he was interim head coach. He has over 16 years of NBA experience as a staff member.
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NBAChicago cut ties with Boylen in mid-August after a 22 to 43 season. Philadelphia Sixers assistant head coach Ime Udoka, former Brooklyn Nets manager Kenny Atkinson and former player Adrian Griffin reportedly of the Mavs now assistant to the Toronto Raptors, are among other top candidates in Chicago.
