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Higgins confirmed a Yahoo report that Bobcats owner Michael Jordan told Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing he likely would not be getting the job. The Bobcats have interviewed at least eight candidates and are expected to interview at least two more – Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw and Los Angeles Lakers assistant Quin Snyder. Charlotte Observer

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The Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of setting up an interview with Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw, perhaps as soon as next week. They also plan to meet with Los Angeles Lakers assistant Quin Snyder in Chicago before the NBA pre-draft camp the first week in June, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard. ESPN.com

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The Bobcats also have permission from the Indiana Pacers to speak with assistant Brian Shaw and from the Los Angeles Lakers to speak with assistant coach Quin Snyder, the sources said. Shaw's interview will take place after the Pacers' season ends. ESPN.com

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"I have to talk to Mike and Mitch (Kupchak, the Lakers' general manager)," said Messina, who has an option on his contract for next season. "I would (like to be an NBA head coach), but it is something that's out of my control. "The good thing is I have the security to go back to Europe to coach. That's my security blanket." Brown said he wouldn't be surprised if Messina, John Kuester, Chuck Person and Quin Snyder receive offers elsewhere. Kuester coached the Detroit Pistons for two ill-fated seasons before being fired and joining Brown's staff. Los Angeles Daily News

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Larry Brown will be the featured speaker at Harvard coach Tommy Amaker’s clinic on Sunday, and the arrangement seems vaguely sacrilegious. Since when does Dean Smith’s first point guard appear at the behest of a Mike Krzyzewski prodigy? Isn’t there a secret societal code that prevents Tar Heels and Blue Devils from appearing in peace on the same floor? “Oh, I’ve had my heart broken by a lot of Duke guys,” Brown said yesterday. “I tried to recruit Tommy, Billy King, Quin Snyder, a lot of them. But when (Amaker) was at Michigan, he let me come and hang out at his practices, so this is more of the same. I’m going to (Kansas) next week. I’ve been speaking a lot — Villanova and Rutgers. I hang out in Philadelphia, so I’ve been at Villanova a lot.” Boston Herald

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Don't expect the coaching staff to replace assistant coach Quin Snyder (he moved to the Los Angeles Lakers) until early September. There's little reason to move quickly on the hire so expect news of the addition the first week or so of September, which is when the coaching staff reconvenes in advance of training camp's opening. All of this is assuming the current lockout is resolved, which is quite an assumption Philadelphia Inquirer

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MT: How did your relationship with Mike Brown start to the point where you’re now on his staff with the Lakers? Quin Snyder: The year I left Missouri and started in the D-League (2006), I went to Johannesburg (South Africa) for the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, and I was actually Mike’s assistant on our team. I started to get to know him then, and then Danny Ferry and (Brown) are very close from Cleveland (Ferry was the GM while Brown was there. So when we’d play Cleveland’s D-League team, I’d get to spend some time with Danny and Mike and establish enough familiarity that he was willing to look at me and give me a chance for this opportunity. NBA.com

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Kevin Ding: Lakers officially sign Chuck Person and Quin Snyder as assistant coaches. Person: "I know what this team is capable of." Twitter

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In other news, the Lakers are expected today to announce the hiring of Quin Snyder as an assistant coach. Snyder, a former University of Missouri coach, was the Philadelphia 76 ers' director of player development last season. Los Angeles Daily News

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Quin Snyder, the Sixers' head of player development, appears ready to join the Lakers. Snider last week interviewed with new Lakers coach Mike Brown, and one NBA executive with knowledge of the situation believes Snyder will join the Lakers' staff. Snider denied a report claiming he interviewed with Timberwolves general manager David Kahn for Minnesota’s head coaching position. The catch is that Kurt Rambis still holds the job — although Rambis’ firing is thought to be imminent. CSNPhilly.com

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Scott Schroeder: Just talked to Quin Snyder. The report he interviewed with the Timberwolves is false. He's taking a position with the Lakers. Twitter

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Philadelphia 76ers assistant Quin Snyder has been interviewed by Kahn, an NBA coach with knowledge of the situation said Monday night. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Kahn, who hired Snyder to coach the Toros, was unavailable for comment, and a Rambis representative said Monday evening that there had been no communication from Kahn or Wolves owner Glen Taylor regarding Rambis' status. The NBA coach said Snyder also is considering an offer to join the staff of new Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Sixers assistant coach Quin Snyder recently flew to Los Angeles to interview for a position on the staff of new Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown. Snyder, formerly the head coach at the University of Missouri, just completed his first season on Doug Collins' staff. Although Thorn wasn't certain that Snyder was leaving the Sixers, Snyder seemed to be leaning in that direction. "He did a really good job for us. . . . We wish him well," Thorn said. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Thorn said Sixers assistant coach Quin Snyder "may be going someplace (to the Lakers)" after reports that Mike Brown wants Snyder on his staff, though Snyder hasn't signed there yet. phillyburbs.com

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New Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown is planning to add former University of Utah coach Jim Boylen to his coaching staff and hire 76ers development coach Quin Snyder to serve with the Lakers in the same capacity, a source close to the negotiations said Monday. ESPN.com

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Philadelphia's Quin Snyder, who was in charge of player development with the 76ers last season, met with Brown last Thursday, much of the conversation about the offense, the official said. Chuck Person, the only holdover from Phil Jackson's staff, has interviewed several times with Brown about a position on the staff, the official said. It already has been reported that former Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester and former Moscow CSKA coach Ettore Messina are also expected to join Brown's staff, but nothing has become official. Los Angeles Times

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New Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown is planning to add former University of Utah coach Jim Boylen to his coaching staff and hire 76ers development coach Quin Snyder to serve with the Lakers in the same capacity, a source close to the negotiations said Monday. ESPN.com

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Toronto Raptors assistant coach Scott Roth, Philadelphia 76ers player development coach Quin Snyder and former University of Utah head coach Jim Boylen are the three finalists for a position on the staff of new Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown, according to sources close to the situation. Roth and Snyder have already interviewed for the position, sources said, with Boylen scheduled to meet Monday with Brown. ESPN.com

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Scott Schroeder: Happy to see @Daryl Morey has interest in Dave Joerger and Quin Snyder. Both class acts. Still want to see Chris Finch mentioned, though. Twitter

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