According to Yahoo NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cleveland Cavaliers have offered their head coaching position to former Maccabi Tel Aviv coach David Blatt.
Sources: Cleveland has offered David Blatt its head coaching job, talks underway on a contract. http://t.co/4SmOMQptJH
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 19, 2014
Blatt won the 2014 Euroleague championship with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and has been tremendously successful during a 20-year coaching career overseas. Blatt has also served as the head coach for Russia's national team, which he led to EuroBasket gold in 2007 and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Blatt has been courted by a number of NBA teams, and is also in the running for a top assistant position with Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors. We'll provide more updates as they become available.
