Cavaliers to talk with Indiana Pacers' Brown

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have received permission to interview Indiana Pacers associate head coach Mike Brown. He will meet with members of the Cavaliers ownership group today.
A defensive specialist who won a championship ring while on the San Antonio Spurs bench in 2003, Brown is regarded as one of the league's top assistants. He has worked in the NBA for 13 years, rising from video coordinator to scout to assistant to associate head coach.
Several other events in the NBA affected the Cavaliers on Monday. According to reports, the Orlando Magic have decided to hire New Jersey Nets assistant Brian Hill as their coach. The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Jim O'Brien and hired former Portland Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks, who spoke with the Cavaliers recently about their opening.
Seattle SuperSonics CEO Wally Walker told media outlets his organization will deny all other teams' requests to interview coach Nate McMillan until his contract expires June 30. McMillan is thought to be a potential candidate in Cleveland and with the New York Knicks.
Ostensibly, these events leave the Cavaliers with three leading candidates for their head coaching job: Eric Musselman, Flip Saunders and, now, Brown.