Updated: 9:23 p.m.
Brett Brown, according to two league sources, has been offered the Sixers' head coaching position. The position has been open since April 18 when Doug Collins stepped down.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports first reported the news.
Now it is Brown’s turn to take his time. He has been a part of the Spurs' organization since 2002, and in that time, San Antonio has won three championships.
Brown must decide if the rebuilding process in which the Sixers are embarking is the right situation to pry him away from one of the most stable, successful sports franchises over the past 10 years.
On the other hand, the Sixers would give Brown his first NBA head coaching position at the age of 52. If he believes the Sixers' plan can build a winner in time, then time is what he will ask for to make his decision.
There are people around the league that believe the Sixers are five years away from being competitive again. If Brown wants to see the rebuilding project through, he needs the organization to give him a contract that covers that span. And given that there were 13 coaching changes out of 30 teams this offseason, years are critical.
Brad Stevens, who has worked at the college level as a head coach but never in the pros, signed six-year, $22 million contract to coach the rebuilding Boston Celtics.
If Brown eventually agrees that he and the Sixers' brass are the right fit for each other, the organization will have a high-energy guy in charge of its young roster.
Brown does have head coaching experience. He coached in the Australian National Basketball League for 14 years, as well as coaching the Australian national team since 2009.
He has worked as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich in San Antonio for the past seven years. The five seasons prior, Brown was the Spurs' director of player development.