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CLEVELAND -- As they search for a new coach, the Cavaliers are taking a close look at an intriguing player. Kansas centre Joel Embiid worked out Wednesday for the Cavs, who are trying to decide what to do with the No. 1 overall pick in this months NBA draft. The 7-foot Embiid, who has only been playing basketball for a few years, arrived in Cleveland on Tuesday night for his visit, the team confirmed. The Cavs are eager to put Embiid thorough medical physical as there have been concerns about the 18-year-olds back. Embiid missed the tail end of his freshman season with the Jayhawks because of what was described as a stress fracture in his lower back. Embiid did not attend the leagues pre-draft combine last month in Chicago, and his medical records were not released by the school. The Cavs dont want to take any chances with a selection after last years top pick, forward Anthony Bennett, struggled during his first year after undergoing shoulder surgery. Embiid is the first of the top prospects to visit the Cavs, who are expected to meet with Kansas swingman Andrew Wiggins and Duke forward Jabari Parker. "Having fun in Cleveland," Embiid wrote on his Twitter account, with a photo of a Cavaliers T-shirt. In the meantime, the Cavs are in the fourth week of their coaching search. The team has had interviews with at least six known candidates, the most recent being former Cleveland All-Star guard and current Charlotte assistant Mark Price. The Cavs are expected to have a second meeting with Clippers assistant Alvin Gentry, who previously worked with Cleveland general manager David Griffin in Arizona. Ideally, the Cavs would like to have a new coach in place by the June 26 draft, but have not put a timetable on hiring their third coach in three years. Griffin has said he would be open to listening to trade offers for the top pick. 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They find themselves trying to knock each other out in the Western Conference finals for the second straight year. The Blackhawks prevailed last year on their way to the Stanley Cup, and they have the early lead this time after taking the opener, 3-1.He’s coached three different countries to their highest ever FIFA ranking and is about to become the first British person to gain the Japanese coaching qualification. Eventually, Gary White is eyeing a return to England but until then, the adventure continues… In conversation with Gary White, theres a moment where he pauses for dramatic effect before revealing his sons name. Its Flash Yutaka White. The reason I called him that is because I wanted to give him a head start, he tells Sky Sports. If I was a coach and I wanted to take a look at a player, Id definitely be interested in seeing what hes like!For the boy from Bognor Regis, it has always been a battle to get noticed. At the age of just 21, shortly after earning a playing contract with Fremantle City in Australia, White began taking his coaching badges in the belief that this was an opportunity to get ahead of all of those ex-pros who would be finishing in their mid-thirties. He faxed football federations all over the world in search of a job. Few acknowledged his efforts. But the British Virgin Islands took him up on the offer and the adventure began in earnest. Hes currently coaching Guam, his third role as a national-team manager, and for White, the next step on the journey might just prove to be the most significant one yet. White in a session in his role as Guams head coach and technical director The 41-year-old is on the brink of becoming the first Briton - and only the fourth non-Asian ever - to receive the Japanese Pro Licence. Were called gaijins, he explains. There was the great German player Pierre Littbarski, there was a Dutch guy called Dido Havenaar and there was a Serbian guy. But Im the first Brit.While its the vast riches on offer in China that have taken the headlines in recent months, White is a man motivated by nobler goals. In my opinion, Japan is the top league in Asia, and Asia fascinates me at this time in my life, he says. Its had a massive impact on my personal development and Ive been very impressed.Whites development is impressive too. One of the 16 inaugural FA Elite licence holders, that qualification will be converted to the UEFA Pro Licence in the summer. He has been a regular visitor to Southamptons training ground since Glenn Hoddles days in charge and was Ronald Koemans guest this January, observing the sessions for a week. White with Southamptons Maya Yoshida at the clubs training ground He serves on the technical committee for the East Asian Cup and saw Barcelona lift the Club World Cup in Japan last December. Messi is electric when he turns it on. Ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz is now mentoring him. In short, hes the best-qualified British coach youve never heard of. And its Japan next on the agenda.Id already got the highest qualification I could with the English FA but I wanted to get my Japanese qualifications too, says White. Not really because of necessity in terms of getting a job but because I wanted to immerse myself in the culture of Japanese football and Japanese people in terms of how they think and act.Being on a Japanese course with the JFA gave me the opportunity to do that so that I could really understand how they saw the game and their methodology. Knowing the culture and the language really gives you a head start in terms of knowing what youre dealing with.I did a presentation on Japanese football from an outside perspective. Part of my dissertation was on the ancient game of kemari and how they played it in the imperial court. It was a very technical game and I think it has spilled over to the modern game with the Japanese DNA because theyre still very technical. Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz has been mentoring White for his qualifications This desire to understand the culture is already a trait of Whites in his fledgling career. He seeks to use it to aid his cause. In this age of the cult of the manager, its telling that Claudio Ranieris success at Leicester has instead come by building the team around the plaayers characteristics.dddddddddddd White has shown hes prepared to do that with an entire country.During his time in charge of Guam, he has embraced the indigenous Chamorro culture and taken on the nickname of the Matao in reference to the head of the clan in ancient times. With the islanders a warrior-like people, he has also introduced the Inifresi - similar to the Haka - before the teams matches.Embracing the existing culture is imperative, explains White. Especially when youve got some English guy coming in saying: Were going to change things. The best way to do that is to do things that they know. When youve got something at your fingertips which is culturally connected to sport and the warrior mentality then why wouldnt you use it?What I wanted to do was get the most out of that culture so we changed the mind-set to one that said that if we were going to go down then wed go down fighting. It really made a big difference in terms of how players approached the game. It gave them a self-belief that theyd never had. White with Guams football chief Richard Lai and Kohzo Tashima, president of the Japanese FA Its also brought results. Just as he had previously been able to do with the British Virgin Islands (Andre Villas Boas took over the reins there in 2000) and the Bahamas, White lifted Guam to their highest ever FIFA ranking. Last year, they were even able to defeat India - a country with 8,000 times the population of Guam - in a World Cup qualifying match.The final qualifier is this month but White is aware his future eventually lies elsewhere. I have a great relationship with Richard Lai, the president of the Guam Football Federation, and hes fully supportive of me developing my career, he says. Its not easy to get on the JFA course and without Richard I couldnt have done it. Japan feels like the next step.Nobody will be able to accuse him of being ill-prepared. Many good coaches have gone abroad and not done well and its not because theyre not good coaches, he adds. Its because somewhere along the way there has been a communication breakdown. If you can get as much detail, experience and understanding before going in it gives you a chance.White is currently taking Japanese language classes but admits he is reliant on his translator, Mizuki Ito. Even so, he sees it as a partnership and one that both men work hard at to avoid some of the pitfalls. Theyve had success there with foreign coaches before so I dont think its a huge barrier, says White. The great thing about Mizuki is that he wants to learn too. Gary White and the rest of the candidates, instructors and staff in Japan We sit up for hours before my presentations and field sessions and go over them. Well talk about what Im going to say, how Im going to act and my body language. Were trying to make sure that my message gets across because sometimes it can get lost in translation. The translator is a key thing for anyone who goes abroad and is working in another language.So what can White bring to the Japanese game? Aside from putting them in touch with their own culture, there are practical advances too. White worked in the soccer system in Seattle and saw at close-hand the role-specific coaching that goes on with the Seahawks NFL team. I have implemented that in my structure in Guam, he says. Theres also simple hard work.Theyve got very technical players but I think one thing they might be missing is in terms of getting the best out of them and digging deeper, says White. Perhaps more of a fighting spirit. If you can merge desire with technique then youve got a chance to be successful. If they sound like old-fashioned British virtues, then that shouldnt necessarily be a surprise.White still cites the role of England manager as his ultimate goal. If that seems far-fetched, its worth considering that Roy Hodgsons coaching career had yet to take him out of Sweden at the same age. He might not be Flash like his son, but if he should succeed in Japan, then even plain old Gary White wont be ignored in his homeland for much longer. Also See: England latest England fixtures England stats Table ' ' '