Cavaliers expected to hire James Borrego

Borrego appears to the Cavs’ man.

It sounds like the Cleveland Cavaliers have their man.

Per longtime NBA insider Marc Stein, league insiders “still project” the Cavs to hire James Borrego as the team’s new head coach:

This spring’s coaching carousel has been full of twists, turns and curveballs, so declarations of any sort have been tricky lately, but as of publication time this afternoon most league insiders consulted are still projecting the Lakers to hire JJ Redick and the Cavaliers to hire James Borrego.

If those teams make their hires this week, as expected, Detroit would have the league’s only head coaching vacancy.

Borrego’s candidacy has been gaining steam over the last week, as he’s pulled ahead from former Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson and others in the process based on reporting about the Cavs’ search.

Assuming he ultimately gets the job, Borrego will have beaten out several coaches for the Cavs job, including Atkinson, Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, Miami Heat assistant Chris Quinn, New York Knicks assistant Johnnie Bryant, and Denver Nuggets assistant David Adelman.

What do you all make of this hire?