PHILADELPHIA - Sam Hinkie's dog and pony show is about to end it's ridiculously long run.
The Sixers, of course, are the only team in the NBA without a head coach right now but, according to Marc Stein of ESPN, that's about to change and Hinkie will fill the position by hiring San Antonio assistant Brett Brown or elevating Doug Collins' lead assistant, Michael Curry.
The first choice is obviously the 52-year-old Brown, who first joined the Spurs in July of 2002 as an assistant coach/director of player development, with Curry serving as the fallback.
Hinkie denied a New York Daily News report on draft night that claimed Brown would be the guy and it's unclear which side got cold feet.
Brown was promoted to one of Gregg Popovich's bench assistants prior to the start of the 2006-07 season and has been a part of three NBA championship teams in San Antonio..
Prior to his time in South Texas, Brown spent 14 seasons - nine as a head coach - in the Australia National Basketball League.
Curry, of course, spent the past three seasons as Collins’ associate head coach, piloted the Sixers' recent Summer League team in Orlando and is under contract for another season. He was also the head coach in Detroit back in 2008-09, compiling a 39-43 record and a playoff berth.
The Sixers also reportedly interviewed Boston Celtics assistant coach Jay Larranaga earlier this week and were granted permission to interview Chicago Bulls assistant coaches Ed Pinckney and Adrian Griffin as well as and Atlanta Hawks assistants Quin Snyder and Kenny Atkinson.
A number of other assistants around the league like Miami's David Fizdale, Denver's Melvin Hunt and Houston's Chris Finch and Kelvin Sampson have also been tied to the job opening at times.
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