David Blatt: Where Is The Next Coaching Stop Going To Be?

The Cleveland Cavaliers moved on from David Blatt as their head coach, but that does not mean there is no interest in him or the potential chance of interest starting.

By now we have all heard why the Cleveland Cavaliers fired David Blatt. Blatt, who was a very successful coach overseas prior to coming to the United States was simply in a situation he could not win in.

A non-winning situation would have likely been the case going into this season even if the Cavs had won the NBA Championship last season. Remember, this is not the team David Blatt was planning on coaching. Cleveland initially was going to be in a rebuilding process led by Kyrie Irving and at the time their most recent first overall pick, which was forward Andrew Wiggins.

Shortly after the draft and his hiring, LeBron James came back to Cleveland and Blatt was certainly not his preference as head coach. Then Cleveland went out and made a trade for Kevin Love, trading away among others Wiggins. The Cavaliers plan went from rebuild with young talent to a win now mentality in a blink of an eye.

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Although Blatt did achieve success, he was unable to make the necessary adjustments to capitalize on his opportunities. Now that he is a free agent, there are multiple teams interested in hiring him but are any of them legitimate options?

The Minnesota Timberwolves could be an interesting fit should they decide to let go head coach Sam Mitchell. There is a good mix of younger players and veterans, along with multiple overseas players on the roster, which is something Blatt may prefer. Plus, Blatt would finally coach Wiggins.

However, the possibility of him going to join Minnesota is non-existent. Minnesota is not reaching out to David Blatt.

How about the Brooklyn Nets? It makes perfect sense does it not? Blatt coached in Russia and Brooklyn owner Mikhail Prokorov knows him well. Brooklyn does not have a head coach at the moment. The Nets are reportedly interested in Blatt, who also happens to be the only team publicly known to have such interest. There was talk of Minnesota also being interested, but as stated above, that is not the case.

Two teams I believe could have at least some interest in David Blatt are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. Los Angles has not been rumored or linked to Blatt, and it is a bit out in left field, but just think about it. The Lakers are the worst team in the Western Conference with a 9-37 season.