After several weeks of speculation and interviews, the Sixers’ have chosen as their new head coach the guy everyone thought was the pick from the very beginning, Eddie Jordan.

Jordan, fired early into the 2008-’09 by the Washington Wizards as their head coach, worked with Sixers’ GM Ed Stefanski when they were both with the New Jersey Nets, as an assistant coach and general manager, respectively.

The deal is for three years, but the size of the contract is as yet unknown. The Sixers are expected to formally announce Jordan during a press conference on Monday.

“I saw firsthand the immense impact Eddie Jordan had in helping the Nets reach two NBA Finals, and as the head coach in Washington, he consistently put his teams in a position to win on a nightly basis.

“He embodies all the qualities I was looking for in the next head coach of the Sixers, and we are very excited to have him in Philadelphia,” Stefanski said.

Jordan’s career head coaching record is 230-288 during stints with the Sacremento Kings and the Wizards. He is known to run what is referred to as the Princeton offense, which utilizes backdoor cuts and a motion offense.

Jordan was the first candidate interviewed by Stefanski and was one of only two coaches (Dallas Mavericks’ assistant coach Dwane Casey was the other) brought back for a second interview.