[Woj] The Charlotte Hornets’ coaching search continues with preliminary round interviews that include Lakers assistant Jordan Ott and former Vanderbilt and Raptors G-League coach Jerry Stackhouse.

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1. Also mentioned via [Jonathan Feigen](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1779668318510870864), Rockets assistant **Royal Ivey** is interviewing as well.

2. Unless we’re talking prior head coaches, it’s so hard to gauge how any of these people might be. I’ve heard good things about a lot of the assistants interviewed, but who knows how that’d translate to head coaching?

   Either way, I feel like there’s inherent risk in a first-timer. That means the low end range of possible outcomes gives us a dud and several more years of stagnation. High risk, high reward I guess

3. We have relatively young owners who hired a young gm and clearly want to hire a young coach.

   It’s a new age and they are backing in energy/new ideas over senior experience.

4. Stackhouse was a big name back when we first fired Ciff im feeling some heavy deja vu