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Mike D'Antoni has accepted an offer to coach
the New York Knicks, according to a media reports.
The former Phoenix Suns coach, who was also sought by the Chicago Bulls, has accepted a four-year, $24 million deal to take over the Knicks, according to reports by Sports Illustrated and The Boston Globe, both citing a league source.
Mike D'Antoni Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Can Mike D'Antoni lead the Knicks back to the
playoffs? Can he win without Steve Nash? What will the Bulls do now? How do the Suns replace the architect of their run-and-fun style? All are good ...
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With Mike D' Antoni off to New York,
Paxson plans to interview Avery Johnson.
| Tribune reporter 12:31 AM CDT, May 11,
2008 An action-packed, intense 24 hours now likely will
cede to a slow march to the next Bulls coach after Mike D'Antoni took his run-and-gun fun to the New York Knicks on Saturday. Bulls Chairman Jerry ...
Not even just hockey...minor league hockey!!
Mike D'Antoni skipped the Chicago Bulls (who are
perfect for his style of play) to coach the
lowly Knicks because they gave him more moola.
Spouting off about their "defensive philosopy" (to paraphrase
Mr. T, “You drafted a running team, fool!”), the
Bulls decline to make D'Antoni an offer and let the Knicks have him. Get ready for an assistant coach to get promoted on the cheap.
An NBA source close to the situation told
The Boston Globe today that Phoenix Suns coach Mike
D'Antoni has accepted the New York Knicks head coaching job. Despite having two years and $8.5 million on his deal with the Suns, D'Antoni was given permission by the team to interview for openings with the Knicks and the Chicago Bulls. D'Antoni has a career record of 267-172 after coaching ...
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The strangest thing about the Bulls making a
push to acquire D’Antoni is the fact that Bulls
GM John Paxson is a long-time friend of Suns GM Steve Kerr from their running days with the Jordan era Chicago Bulls.
According to reports, former Phoenix Suns coach Mike
D'Antoni has accepted an offer to coach the New
York Knicks, thus ending a week of speculating whether D'Antoni would go to the Chicago Bulls or Knicks. The deal is a four-year, $24 million package making D'Antoni the third highest paid coach in the league when factoring in annual salary. As reported by ESPN.com : Two sources close to ...
The two-team chase for Mike D'Antoni intensified Friday
night when the outgoing Suns coach held his most
substantive talks yet with the Bulls in a late-evening conference call with team officials.
In the first significant move of the Donnie
Walsh era, the former Coach of the Year has
agreed to a contract offer from the Knicks Saturday.
The honors today go to Mike McGraw of
the Daily Herald : A league insider believes the
Bulls are comfortable choosing between D'Antoni and Johnson, two former NBA coach of the year winners. If neither works out, they'll likely wait to talk ...
The Knicks have anted up and the Bulls
are calling a bluff. This isn't a job interview,
its a poker game.
Mike D'Antoni has accepted the New York Knicks'
lucrative job offer, ending a week-long battle with the
Chicago Bulls, who also pursued the Phoenix Suns' coach, a league source told SI.com.
Break out the salami and cheese, mama --
Chuck Swirsky is leaving the Raptors to join the
Bulls.
The Bulls seem determined to land Mike D'Antoni
as their next head coach, but would he be
the best choice? Are there better alternatives?
Redd to the Cavs? Will Yi be around
in 08/09? When are we finally going to have
a full coaching staff? What's up with Mo Williams' thumb? All that and a bit more in Friday Bucks Notes.
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D'Antoni Accepts Knicks Job