Former NBA guard Chauncey Billups remains a candidate for the Indiana Pacers coaching vacancy even after accepting an assistant job with Tyronn Lue and Los Angeles Clippers, according to J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star.
Basically, Billups will only join the Clippers if he doesn’t get the Pacers job, Michael reported.
Billups has been eyeing a position as a head coach since retiring as an NBA point guard, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. In 17 NBA seasons, he spent time with six teams, including the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets.
He retired with the Detroit Pistons 2014, winning a title with the franchise a decade before that.
Billups was reportedly offered a five-year contract to be the Cleveland Cavaliers’ head of basketball operations in 2017, but turned it down to remain in his position as an ESPN analyst.
