The New Orleans Pelicans coaching search has turned up nothing but rumors since Monty Williams was fired a little less than a week ago. From talk about Tom Thibodeau to Tom Izzo nothing along the lines of the Pelicans setting up actual interviews has been reported. That is until now. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Pelicans have received permission to interview Golden State Warriors assistant coach Alvin Gentry.
Story going online now: ESPN sources say New Orleans has received permission to interview Golden State's Alvin Gentry for coaching vacancy
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) May 18, 2015
It isn’t a surprise at all to see Gentry get an interview as he has been a hot name recently in many of the current head coach openings around the league.