The Philadelphia 76ers are in the market for a new coach after firing Brett Brown on Monday afternoon after seven seasons on the job. Now, the search is on with Los Angeles Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue as the leading candidate.
Reacting to the news on NBA on TNT, former Sixers legend Charles Barkley advocated for another Sixers legend and one who actually used to coach the team as well: Maurice Cheeks.
Barkley on Cheeks:
It’s a good job, but I’ve got a name for you who I think should be the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Maurice Cheeks. Come on back home, Maurice Cheeks. I think he’ll come back home. I think it will be great.
Charles Barkley advocates for Mo Cheeks to be the next coach of the #Sixers pic.twitter.com/gWl0qJqHLR
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) August 24, 2020
Cheeks was once a coach in Philadelphia for 3.5 seasons from 2006-2009 where he compiled a 122-147 record and led them to the playoffs in 2008. This was after the Sixers traded Allen Iverson to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller and Cheeks did a good job with a young team, but this is a different situation. It’s tough to see Cheeks succeeding with this team. [lawrence-related id=37158,37151,37141]