New Orleans Pelicans: The Top 10 Head Coach Candidates

Ranking the New Orleans Pelicans 10 Best Candidates for Head Coach

With the New Orleans Pelicans season now over, the team is diving right into the search for the franchises next head coach, and so are we. Right now the New Orleans Pelicans have the most compelling head coaching vacancy in the NBA with coaches from everywhere looking to put their names into the mix.

For the New Orleans Pelicans organization though, this isn’t a popularity contest, it’s a serious search for what could be one of the last ingredients on the path to contention. This is the sentiment that both the team’s front office and ownership are expressing as the search begins its early stages.

Right now, the Pelicans are following their game plan. A slow search that isn’t being rushed means there’s been little news on the matter since Alvin Gentry’s firing, other than a few bits of speculation.

That has left us like most Pelicans fans doing some digging of our own. We’ve looked everywhere, from the NCAA to NBA assistants, previous head coaches, and even the broadcast booth. The result has been a wide list of candidates. Some more compelling than others but all having some interesting characteristics.

Based on where the team’s search is so far, here are our top-10 choices for the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.