The New Orleans Pelicans have named James Borrego the team’s interim head coach. The Pelicans fired head coach Willie Green on Saturday morning.
Borrego has previous head coach experience with the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets. Borrego was Orlando’s interim head coach for 30 games in 2015. Borrego was the Hornets head coach for four seasons from 2018 to 2022.
It was recently reported that New Orleans had blocked Borrego from taking other assistant coach jobs elsewhere in the NBA. The Pelicans reportedly wanted to have Borrego to install as the interim head coach, in case the team moved away from Green.