Report: Jeff Van Gundy Interested In Pelicans Coaching Job, Is A Candidate

The New Orleans Pelicans coaching job is savored by potential coaching candidates, including a former head coach and current ESPN NBA color analyst.

According to ESPN's Marc Stein's sources, former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy is not only interested in the Pelicans head coaching gig, but is also under consideration for the job.

Van Gundy coached the Knicks from March of 1996 to December of 2001 when he resigned. New York made the postseason each of those years, including a trip to the NBA Finals in 1999 as the 8 seed in the East.

He was hired as head coach of the Houston Rockets in 2003, coaching the team the next 4 seasons before being fired after a first round playoff series loss to the Utah Jazz. Houston reached the playoffs in 3 of his 4 seasons with the squad, but never made it beyond the first round.

Van Gundy's career record as an NBA coach is 430-318, with a playoff record of 44-44.

He took a job with ESPN as an NBA color commentator on broadcasts following his stint with the Rockets, and has remained with the World Wide Leader ever since.

However, he has expressed on numerous occasions a desire to get back into coaching someday, and the Pelicans job is a good one with superstar Anthony Davis as the face of the franchise.

New Orleans has reportedly already interviewed Golden State Warriors assistant Alvin Gentry for the job, while reportedly having interested in current Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.