The Cavaliers' coaching derby is heading down the homestretch with former New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy and former New Orleans Hornets coach Paul Silas the front-runners.
But Silas, who had his second interview with the Cavs on Thursday, interviewed last night with the Houston Rockets.
Van Gundy, who interviewed in Houston, recently declined to pursue the opening in Philadelphia.
Sources have said that Van Gundy is the first choice of owner Gordon Gund and General Manager Jim Paxson but those same sources said Van Gundy wants more control over personnel matters than Silas, and Van Gundy also wants more money. It was reported that Van Gundy wants at least $7 million per season. That would make him the highest-paid coach along with Milwaukee's George Karl.
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The Cavaliers have offered Jeff Van Gundy their vacant head coaching job, according to several NBA sources.
Team owner Gordon Gund has agreed to give the former New York Knicks coach a five-year contract believed to be worth $25 million after negotiating with his agent Jim Ornstein this week, the sources said.
Van Gundy is mulling the offer, waiting to see how the coaching search plays out for the Houston Rockets, with which he is also a candidate. Van Gundy said Thursday he is only 50 percent sure he'll return to coaching next year.
No official announcement on his decision is expected by the team until early next week. But the Cavaliers probably are in no mood to wait considering the number of coaching vacancies in the league and may press Van Gundy to make a choice quickly so the team can move on.
General Manager Jim Paxson used a similar tactic to land former coach John Lucas two years ago when Lucas was being courted in Cleveland and by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Former Knicks assistant coach Tom Thibodeau has been contacted by several teams, including Chicago, Portland and Golden State, about joining their respective coaching staffs.
There is a strong possibility that Thibodeau will be reunited with Jeff Van Gundy if Van Gundy returns to coaching. The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to make Van Gundy an offer within the next several days.
Van Gundy, though, is not ruling out returning to TNT as a broadcaster for at least one more season. Even if he is coaching next year, there is no guarantee that Thibodeau would be part of his staff.
Thibodeau was prepared to leave the Knicks and Van Gundy two years ago to become Maurice Cheeks' top assistant in Portland. The job would have made Thibodeau, 45, one of the league's highest-paid assistants.
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Cavaliers May 2003 Archive
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New York Daily News | May 30, 2003
The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to make Jeff Van Gundy an offer to become their next head coach sometime over the next few days, according to league source.
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Philadelphia Daily News | May 30, 2003
This is what Jeff Van Gundy knew after an hour on the telephone Wednesday night with newly anointed 76ers president Billy King:
For whatever reasons, this was the wrong time, the wrong team for a return to coaching.
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News-Herald | May 30, 2003
Add 'none' to list of teams he might coach next season
It's never a good sign when your No.
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Plain Dealer | May 30, 2003
The two-man race between Paul Silas and Jeff Van Gundy to become the next coach of the Cavaliers remains close.
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New York Post | May 30, 2003
Just when it appeared free agent Larry Brown, having commandeered the coaching carousel upon resigning from the 76ers, had the sway to get off at whatever NBA pit stop he pleased, Cavalier chatter reconfirms a previous report in this space that Jeff Van Gundy will sign momentarily with Cleveland.
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Beacon Journal | May 30, 2003
The ball might be in Jeff Van Gundy's court.
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Plain Dealer | May 29, 2003
The Cavaliers search for a head coach could end as early as this weekend.
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Associated Press | May 29, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy won't be coaching the Philadelphia 76ers.
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New York Times | May 29, 2003
The Knicks granted the Philadelphia 76ers permission yesterday to interview Jeff Van Gundy about their head coaching position.
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Plain Dealer | May 28, 2003
The rumors swirl about the Cavaliers' coaching search, but General Manager Jim Paxson said little to dignify or dismiss any of them last night at Gund Arena.
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New York Post | May 28, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy met Monday with Rockets brass in Dallas, but it remains unclear if he’s the leading candidate.
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New York Post | May 27, 2003
Mike Dunleavy was interviewed yesterday by the Rockets, sources said, and, in all likelihood, he'll meet with the Cavaliers within the next few days as well.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Columnist Roger Brown | May 26, 2003
Officials for TNT and ESPN, the main networks for NBA tele casts, say make no mistake about it: the Cavs' wine-and-gold colors will show up far more on national TV next season now that Akron St.
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New York Daily News | May 26, 2003
The agent for Jeff Van Gundy yesterday refuted reports that the former Knicks coach has agreed to a deal to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Associated Press | May 26, 2003
Larry Brown hasn't lost his passion for coaching.
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Morning Journal | May 26, 2003
A league source said Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund spoke with former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy yesterday, but no offer was made to become their next head coach.
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Plain Dealer | May 26, 2003
Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown will resign today, according to a league source.
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Orlando Sentinel Writer Jerry Brewer | May 26, 2003
So Nike just dropped $90 mil on LeBron James, and NBA scouts keep gushing over the kid so much that you figure he could have been the No.
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Boston Globe | May 25, 2003
The Cavaliers did more than just land the most hyped high school hoopster of all time.
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Pioneer Press | May 25, 2003
The Cleveland Cavaliers' selection of LeBron James with the No.
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Plain Dealer | May 25, 2003
Yes, the Cavaliers got the player they wanted badly when they won the draft rights to LeBron James.
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Plain Dealer | May 25, 2003
Discussion of Jeff Van Gundy and even Paul Silas becoming the next coach of the Cavaliers could make a dramatic turn within a few days because there's talk out of Philadelphia that 76ers coach Larry Brown will step down within a week.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 25, 2003
One of LeBron James' first games as a pro will take place in a gym not much bigger than some of the ones he played in during his high school career at St.
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Plain Dealer | May 25, 2003
The Cavaliers and the city of Cleveland are still riding high since winning the rights to draft high school phenom LeBron James.
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New York Daily News | May 25, 2003
The Houston Rockets are expected to meet this week with Jeff Van Gundy about becoming Rudy Tomjanovich's replacement as coach, according to a league source.
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Washington Times Columnist Eric Fisher | May 25, 2003
LeBron James' seven-year, $90 million endorsement pact with Nike, signed before he logs a single minute of NBA time, clearly signifies one thing: The mega-endorsement deal for pro athletes is back.
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Houston Chronicle | May 25, 2003
The sudden vacancy of the Rockets' coaching position generated rare levels of attention -- and big-name buzz -- around the NBA, but Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson said late Saturday his search has not begun.
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Washington Post Columnist Michael Wilbon | May 25, 2003
Rudy Tomjanovich should have known he was in trouble as early as training camp when his owner, Les Alexander, said the Houston Rockets had assembled just about the finest team in the NBA.
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Toronto Globe & Mail | May 24, 2003
About the only positive development for Canadian basketball after the Toronto Raptors' disappointing showing at Thursday night's draft lottery is that fans in Newfoundland will be among the first to see LeBron James in action as a National Basketball Association professional.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 24, 2003
Guess which NBA team won't have the worst attendance this year?
That's right, the same team that many of you have called already, demanding tickets.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 24, 2003
An apparent act of generosity by LeBron James has piqued the interest of two Ohio university athletic departments.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 24, 2003
When the Cavaliers won the NBA Draft Lottery on Thursday night, it was expected the rewards would be instantaneous.
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New York Post | May 23, 2003
- Days be fore the Cavaliers secured the draft rights of LeBron James in last night's lottery, Jeff Van Gundy was certain to be named their head coach early next week - or sooner - maintains an obliging stoolie.
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Daily Herald | May 23, 2003
The Bulls didn't move up in Thursday's NBA draft lottery, but the Paxson family was a big winner.
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Toronto Star | May 23, 2003
LeBron James has money, oodles and oodles of money.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 23, 2003
No need to get out-of-state license plates for the Hummer -- LeBron James is staying home.
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New York Times | May 23, 2003
For the second straight year, the conspiracy theorists were proven wrong, and as a result the Knicks may continue to plod along in mediocrity.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 22, 2003
Destiny will be determined inside a four-story beige building in the middle of an office park.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 22, 2003
The Cavaliers are a team with the league's worst record, lowest attendance and no coach.
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ESPN | May 22, 2003
The Cleveland Cavaliers hit the LeBron James jackpot.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 21, 2003
The agent for LeBron James would like to complete endorsement deals for athletic shoes and trading cards before Thursday night's NBA Draft Lottery, but has not set a firm deadline for either.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Columnist Roger Brown | May 21, 2003
Insiders suggest if the Cavaliers really want to land marquee can didate Jeff Van Gundy as their new head coach, they'll have to really prove it - by granting him more power over team personnel than any sideline boss in team history.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 21, 2003
Spencer Haywood would love to accompany LeBron James to New York for the NBA Draft next month.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | May 21, 2003
The Cavaliers cleared the air Tuesday concerning conflicting reports about their coaching search.
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The Plain Dealer | May 20, 2003
It appears the chances of University of Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins or former New Orleans Hornets coach Paul Silas becoming the next coach of the Cavaliers are slim.
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The Plain Dealer | May 20, 2003
There is no mystery on who the Cavaliers will select with the first pick in the draft if the ping-pong balls fall in their favor during Thursday's lottery.
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The Beacon Journal | May 20, 2003
This drawn out ``wait and see game'' has gotten old inside Gund Arena, where Cavaliers officials are figuratively climbing the walls in anticipation of Thursday's NBA Draft Lottery.
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New York Post | May 20, 2003
Un less the Mavericks thoroughly disgrace themselves against the Spurs, we'll probably never be able to confirm what evil lurks in the heart of Mark Cuban regarding Don Nelson's coaching future in Dallas.
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Plain Dealer | May 18, 2003
The Cavaliers' move toward a makeover has been gradual and painful at times.
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Plain Dealer | May 18, 2003
The two worst teams in the NBA combined have less than a 50 percent chance of getting the first pick in the NBA draft.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | May 17, 2003
Adidas has a few messages for LeBron James, and the company is using billboards and bus signs in the 18-year-old's hometown of Akron to reach him.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | May 15, 2003
Paul Silas' interest in the Cavaliers' head coaching vacancy has increased, especially since his scheduled interview with the Los Angeles Clippers has been canceled.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | May 15, 2003
Paul Silas' interest in the Cavaliers' head coaching vacancy has increased, especially since his scheduled interview with the Los Angeles Clippers has been canceled.
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New York Daily News | May 14, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy reiterated yesterday that talks with NBA teams about their head coaching vacancies are only in the "preliminary stages" and that he is not ruling out returning to television for one more year.
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The Plain Dealer | May 14, 2003
General Manager Jim Paxson confirmed yesterday that former New Orleans Hornets coach Paul Silas is among several candidates to become the next head coach of the Cavaliers.
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New York Daily News | May 14, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy reiterated yesterday that talks with NBA teams about their head coaching vacancies are only in the "preliminary stages" and that he is not ruling out returning to television for one more year.
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Willoughby News-Herald | May 13, 2003
The Cavaliers have received permission to speak to former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy.
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New York Daily News | May 11, 2003
The Cleveland Cavaliers have asked the Knicks for permission to speak with former head coach Jeff Van Gundy, according to a league source.
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NY Daily News | May 11, 2003
The Cleveland Cavaliers have asked the Knicks for permission to speak with former head coach Jeff Van Gundy, according to a league source.
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The Plain Dealer | May 11, 2003
Word is some friends of Univer sity of Cincinnati basketball coach Bob Huggins are trying to persuade him not to pursue the Cavaliers head-coaching job - but are having little luck.
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Plain-Dealer | May 11, 2003
While trying to identify their core players, the Indians have clearly identified their core fans.
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The Times-Picayune | May 11, 2003
One little press release has created as much fallout around the NBA as a 1950s-era nuclear weapons test in the Nevada desert.
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The Plain Dealer | May 9, 2003
The Cavaliers just finished one of the worst seasons in franchise history.
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The Plain Dealer | May 7, 2003
The Cavaliers' position in the upcoming NBA Draft is considered the biggest step in rebuilding a franchise that has missed the playoffs for five straight seasons.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | May 1, 2003
For the second time in a month, someone associated with Dajuan Wagner has been arrested, but Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund says he isn't worried about his first-year guard.
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