May 1, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder new head coachvisits with team owner Clay Bennett prior to a press conference at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

The Oklahoma City Thunder clearly are heading in a new direction with their coaching staff. Letting Scott Brooks go was a foreseeable move that was destined to happen. General manager Sam Presti has swiftly and decisively brought in a head coach who appears to be completely different that Brooks. Now comes the task of hiring likely and ideal assistant coaches for Billy Donovan.

Donovan is a guy who knows how to talk to the media, knows the game of basketball, and has proven himself at the collegiate level. Taking on an NBA team in the position that OKC is in is a gutsy move. Think about it, who are you going to blame if the season is a disaster resulting in Kevin Durant’s departure from OKC? Donovan has said numerous times he’s up to the challenge. And while I believe he is, he’ll still need a support staff on the side-line. After all, Harry Potter had Ron Wesley, right?

So who should Donovan consider to join him on the coaching staff? Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski has reported that Donovan has reached out to a few head coaching candidates. Wojnarowski is very plugged in to front offices around the league and he’s one of the most respected people covering the NBA. (As a side note I have my Twitter set up to whenever “Wojo” tweets, it goes directly to my phone as a notification. Thank you technology.)

There’s still a slim chance that some unlikely coaches could join Donovan on the bench and here are some options that I believe could help out the Thunder tremendously.