Well, the best option and what actually happens are usually not the same thing.
Best Options:
Brian Shaw
Mario Elie
Adrian Griffin
Aaron McKie
Frank Martin
Sam Cassell
Likely to be hired:
Bernie Bickerstaff
Lorenzo Bomar
Bill Laimbeer
Someone cheap
I think the only person from the Best Options list that I would take is Mario Elie. I'd rather not have any more Lakers assistants and definitely not Cassell, nobody can understand him when he speaks lmao.
From the Likely to be Hired list, I would not want Bickerstaff, he's horrible. I don't know too much about Romar but I don't want a college coach for a relatively NBA-inexperienced team. Laimbeer might be a good option since he already knows the players.
Honestly, the best option possible in my mind is Sam Mitchell. I really hope they can get him.