FILE - In this May 7, 2009, file photo, Atlanta Hawks assistant Mark Price looks on during an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. Price, a former sweet-shooting All-Star guard for Cleveland, will interview for the team's coaching job, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. Price is scheduled to sit down with members of the Cavs' front office on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, said the person who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because the team is not making any plans public. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) (The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND – Mark Price's limited head-coaching experience may not matter to the Cavaliers.
A four-time All-Star point guard during nine seasons with Cleveland, Price interviewed Tuesday with the Cavs, who fired Mike Brown nearly a month ago and have been on a twisting search for his successor. Price spent last season as an assistant in Charlotte and Hornets coach Steve Clifford believes the 50-year-old is ready to be a head coach.
Price's only head coaching jobs were in Australia in 2005 and with Orlando's summer league team.
There's been a recent trend of NBA teams signing unproven coaches. The hirings of Steve Kerr and Derek Fisher — former guards without extensive head coaching resumes — could prompt the Cavaliers to take a shot with Price.
Price is the sixth known candidate to meet with the Cavs.
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