The NBA has been on quite a run of unexpected news. There was the still-incomprehensible Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis trade in February, and the last few weeks have seen some stunning coach firings. It’s not exactly who was fired, but the timing of it. The Denver Nuggets announced Tuesday afternoon that they were firing head coach Michael Malone, with just a week before the postseason as the Nuggets jockey for playoff positioning.

They could finish as high as the third seed in the West, and as low as the eighth, certainly not the typical position a team is in before deciding to part ways with their coach. Had the Nuggets lost in the first round of the postseason, or even the second, it wouldn’t be terribly surprising to see Malone shown the door but with three games left in the regular season is mind-boggling.

The same goes for Taylor Jenkins, who was similarly relieved of his duties with the Memphis Grizzlies at the end of March, despite his team sitting fifth in the West at the time. Both of these surprising dismissals are showing that one wrong step and any coach can be on the chopping block.

After Jenkins and Malone were fired, it’s clear that seats in the NBA could be hotter than we originally anticipated. With that in mind, it’s a great time to survey the land and assess which coaches could be next.