Euroleague legend David Blatt has emerged as the Cavaliers‘ pick to become head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Gilbert and GM David Griffin huddled on Thursday and zeroed in on a decision to choose Blatt over Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Tyronn Lue. The Cavaliers had been extremely fond of Lue and considered him a potential coaching star in the NBA, sources said.
Cleveland was under pressure to make a decision on Thursday because Blatt was prepared to accept an assistant coaching job under Steve Kerr with theGolden State Warriors.
Blatt would be the first coach to come over from Europe to the NBA as a head coach. Blatt stepped down from his job as the coach of Maccabi Tel-Aviv to pursue his longtime goal of coaching in the NBA.