Report: Carlesimo won't join 76ers coaching staff

If P.J. Carlesimo returns to an NBA sideline, it won't be with the Philadelphia 76ers after all.

The longtime coach was reportedly set to take over the Sixers' lead assistant role after Mike D'Antoni's departure for Houston left a vacancy on Brett Brown's staff, but sources told ESPN's Marc Stein that family reasons will keep Carlesimo from joining the team while he continues his broadcast work for ESPN.

Carlesimo, who has a relationship with both Brown and Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo - he was an assistant coach in Toronto while Colangelo ran the Raptors - has been out of coaching since his interim role as the Brooklyn Nets' head coach came to an end in 2013.

The 67-year-old has amassed a career head coaching record of 239-315 over parts of nine seasons with Portland, Golden State, Seattle, Oklahoma City, and Brooklyn. His work as an assistant coach has also taken him through San Antonio and Toronto.