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Eddie Jordan has been hired as the new coach of the Philadelphia76ers.
NBA coaching sources told ESPN.com on Friday night that the Sixers have reached an agreement with Jordan, who along with Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Dwane Casey were the only candidates to beinterviewed twice.
The other known candidates were Boston Celtics assistant TomThibodeau and Sixers scout Chris Ford. The Sixers informed Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis this week he was no longer a candidate.
Chris Sheridan is senior writer for ESPN.com
NBA coaching sources told ESPN.com on Friday night that the Sixers have reached an agreement with Jordan, who along with Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Dwane Casey were the only candidates to beinterviewed twice.
The other known candidates were Boston Celtics assistant TomThibodeau and Sixers scout Chris Ford. The Sixers informed Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis this week he was no longer a candidate.
Chris Sheridan is senior writer for ESPN.com