Nola.com seems to be in a better place covering the Pelicans. They have been highlighting some dark horse candidates for the coaching job.
They did a piece on Will Weaver. He was with Sam Hinkie and Brett Brown in Philadelphia, then was Trajan Langdon's head coach while Langdon was GM in the G-League. They made it to the championship game and Weaver was named G-League coach of the year.
Last year he coached Didi in Australia as the Sydney Kings head coach. I believe they made it to the NBL Finals before stopping the series due to covid? He seems to be already integrated with the Pelicans.
He did an hour on the Basketball Immersion podcast. I haven't had a chance to listen to it all. But interesting prospect. Would be a Nick Nurse type hire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...tballImmersion
https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans...fe49c75ca.html