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NBA: Top 10 Coaching Candidates

By Aaron Ferguson

Apr 1, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts to a call during the third quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 1, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts to a call during the third quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 12, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 12, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

David Blatt

Teams Coached: Cleveland Cavaliers (2014-16)
Career Record: 83-40 (.675)
Postseason(s) and Record: 1 appearance (2015 NBA Finals), 14-6 (.700)

David Blatt was hired to lead a Cleveland Cavaliers team that was set to feature Kyrie Irving and first overall pick Andrew Wiggins. Instead, he had the honor of coaching Irving, LeBron James and Kevin Love. He led the team to the NBA Finals in his first season as a NBA head coach and did so with injuries to Irving and Love as the playoffs moved along.

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    • Blatt, 56, was fired on Jan. 22, while the Cavs were leading the Eastern Conference with a 30-11 record. His firing brought controversy due to how well the team was doing and the fact that he was hired to coach a different team than what he had. Cavs GM David Griffin said that he fired Blatt due to “a lack of fit with our personnel and vision,” according to ESPN.com.

    Whether his firing was fair or unfair is up for another debate. Blatt can coach, as evident by his success as a coach in the Israeli League, where he won five championships and four Coach of the Year awards.

    Blatt’s best bet may have been with the Nets. Blatt has previously coached in Russia, the native land of Nets’ owner Mikhail Prokhorov. With their position filled, Blatt will have to look elsewhere if he wants to find another job in the NBA.

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