The Associated Press reports that Pacers assistant coach Brendan Malone is interested in the Raptors coaching job.

Malone was the coach for the Raptors in their inaugural season.

"There's a nucleus of a very good basketball team,'' Malone told The Associated Press after Indiana practiced Friday for its first-round playoff series against Boston. "I'd love to have the opportunity to coach that team.''

Interestingly enough, Malone was fired by then General manager Isiah Thomas because of differences in philosophy. However, Thomas hired Malone in 2000 to be an assistant with him in Indiana.

Malone feels he has some unfinished business in Toronto and would like to have another opportunity to work with the team.

"I thought maybe if I was given a couple of more years, I could have had a winning record,'' he said.

"They know who I am,'' Malone said, referring to the Raptors. "I don't know how to go about it. I don't have an agent. (Toronto general manager) Glen Grunwald knows me. I think it would be great again to go back to Toronto, because I really enjoyed my experience there."