New Jersey Nets assistant coach Eddie Jordan is expected to interview for the Washington Wizards' vacant head coaching job this week, possibly as soon as today, a league source said. The Wizards requested permission to talk to Jordan last week but, at the request of the Nets, waited until New Jersey was finished with the NBA Finals to set up an interview.

The Nets lost the best-of-seven series to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, four games to two.

Jordan, who is expected to have a second interview with the Philadelphia 76ers about their head coaching job, would like to coach the Wizards and play a part in developing the team's young nucleus, according to several league sources. Jordan, who coached the Sacramento Kings from 1994 to '96, is a Washington native who starred at Carroll High School.

Jordan is well-liked by Nets players and has been told by the franchise that it would do what it could to keep him from leaving but would not deny him the opportunity to take a head coaching job. The Wizards also could speak to former Detroit Pistons coach Rick Carlisle this week, although a source with knowledge of the situation said no interview has been set.