Scott Skiles is the front runner for the vacant Orlando Magic head coaching position, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.
Scott Skiles is favorite to become next Magic head coach, per report
Orlando may be on the verge of deciding their new coach.
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Skiles last coached the Bucks for five seasons before he left in 2013. Before that, he coached in Chicago and Phoenix, but has only a 443-433 record as a head coach and has never reached the conference finals.
The Magic are not in a hurry to hire a new coach this offseason after firing Jacque Vaughn this season, but talk with Skiles could soon advance into contract negotiation, according to Wojnarowski. James Borrego finished coaching the Magic this season in the interim and Orlando finished with a 25-57 record; however, the team has young talent in place that includes Elfrid Payton, Victor Oladipo, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic.
Orlando also has Tobias Harris, who is an restricted free agent this summer. Skiles had a poor relationship with Harris when he coached him in Milwaukee, according to Wojnarowski.
Skiles had an 11-year career as an NBA player. He has been living in the Orlando area since he left Milwaukee.
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