The 76ers confirmed Tuesday that in addition to Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau they will also be interviewing Dallas assistant Dwane Casey for the team's head coaching position.

Before joining Rick Carlisle's staff in Dallas, Casey last NBA position was as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves for one and a half year. In his first season he was 33-49 and was fired on Jan. 25 of 2007 with the team's record at 20-21.

According to his bio on NBA.com, Casey traveled through Europe in 2008, attending Euroleague games, practices and studying various basketball concepts. Casey began his NBA coaching career as an assistant for the Sonics, where he served for 11 seasons (starting in 1994-95). He joined the Sonics for the 1994-95 season after spending five years as a head coach in Japan. During his time abroad, Casey coached Japan’s National Team with basketball legend Pete Newell. In the summer of 1998, Casey coached the team to its first World Championship appearance in 31 years.

To date, the Sixers have confirmed interviews with Casey, Eddie Jordan and Celtics Associate Head Coach Tom Thibodeau.

Per team policy, the Sixers had no further comment on the pending interview with Casey.