Report: Magic may offer Thibodeau league's largest coaching salary
It's no longer exactly a secret that the Chicago Bulls' front office and Tom Thibodeau don't love each other. In fact, the relationship between the two sides has soured so much that you'd be hard pressed to find an NBA reporter who expects the head coach to return to the Windy City next season.
Thibodeau won't be out of a job for long, though. He might never be out of one, as much of the speculation about his next landing spot involves some sort of compensatory barter between the Bulls and a suitor squad. The latest buzz, from Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times, suggests the Orlando Magic might be willing to break the bank to make themselves more appealing to the former Coach of the Year:
Thibodeau's other primary chaser has been rumored to be the New Orleans Pelicans, where he could coach 22-year-old phenom Anthony Davis. Either way, it looks like he's about to be leading a much younger squad.
(h/t Gery Woelfel, Racine Journal Times)
In the last couple of weeks, there have been whispers that the vacant Orlando job is Thibodeau’s for the taking. In the last couple of days, there has been chatter that the Magic will make Thibodeau an extremely lucrative offer, one that could make him perhaps the highest-paid coach in the game.
Two NBA officials said they heard the Magic will be willing to pay Thibodeau anywhere from $7 million to $9 million annually. What’s more, they said Thibodeau will be accorded extensive input on basketball-oriented decisions.
