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After firing Willie Green during the season , the New Orleans Pelicans made James Borrego the interim head coach. There was uncertainty if he would keep the job beyond this season, but it looks like the Pelicans will have a coaching search that includes Borrego, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.
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"BREAKING: The Pelicans, after concluding a 26-56 season, will open a coaching search that includes interim coach James Borrego as a candidate, league sources tell [Jake Fischer] and me. New Orleans joins Milwaukee on the list of NBA teams that has commenced a coaching search," Stein wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Borrego seems to have interest from other teams around the league, but there is a chance the Pelicans keep him around the organization in some capacity if he doesn't get the full-time coaching job, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
"Although Splitter's future, and that of the Trail Blazers as a whole, under new owner Tom Dundon is unclear, Borrego has earned a lot of respect from the Pelicans' front office and the roster as a whole," Siegel wrote. "While he may not return as the head coach of the team, there is a strong reason to believe team governor Gayle Benson and EVP Joe Dumars will keep Borrego around in a different role."
The Pelicans also have interest in Jamahl Mosley if things don't work out for him at the end of the Orlando Magic 's season. It's been a rough season for the Magic, and after their loss to the Boston Celtics in the final regular-season game, there are many questions surrounding the future of Mosley coaching the team.
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There will probably be other coaching options for the Pelicans to choose from as the offseason continues, and hopefully, they can get the best option in the pool.
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