One of the assistant coaches on Gregg Popovich’s San Antonio Spurs staff appears to be a hot commodity in the ‘Windy City’. Jim Boylen, former assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers under Frank Vogel’s staff, is getting looks from Fred Hoiberg, new head coach of the Chicago Bulls.
Following from Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski.
Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg is pursuing San Antonio Spurs assistant Jim Boylen to be his top assistant coach, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The Bulls received permission from the Spurs to speak to Boylen and have interviewed him, league sources said. Chicago has offered Boylen its top assistant coaching position and expressed a willingness to give the title of associate head coach, league sources said.
Boylen is the second assistant on coach Gregg Popovich’s staff behind Ettore Messina. Boylen was recently appointed to an assistant coaching role on the Canadian national team.
The Spurs are fond of Boylen and appear determined to keep him, sources said.
Boylen has previously met with the Utah Jazz about their head coaching opening in 2014 but the Jazz would eventually hire current coach Quin Snyder. Boylen was the head coach at the University of Utah from 2007-11, where he led the team to a Mountain West Conference title and an NCAA tournament birth.
