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For all the amenities NBA franchises can provide head coaches, job security is rarely one of them.

According to history's road map, the next stop after the regular season's final contest is the perpetually spinning coaching carousel.

Expectations won't be met. Lofty goals won't be realized. In some cases, personality clashes will prove more trouble than they're worth. Whatever the reason, the outcome will be the same: Hot seats will flame over and claim the position of their former tenants.

Last summer, nine different organizations made coaching changes. The year before, that number was 13.

In other words, more heads will roll than the three that already have (Michael Malone in Sacramento, Brian Shaw in Denver and Jacque Vaughn in Orlando). Looking around the league at hopes that are falling short, playoff bubbles that are prematurely bursting and poorly hidden rifts, we can get a good grasp on which coaching gigs will need filling this summer.

Factoring in team needs and coaches' strengths allows us to take things a step further and identify the ideal candidate for each likely opening.