Add 'none' to list of teams he might coach next season
It's never a good sign when your No. 1 coaching candidate says he's not sure he even wants to coach next year.
Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy dropped that bombshell last night before Game 6 of the Western Conference finals game in Dallas.
The Cavaliers have reportedly completed two rounds of interviews with both Van Gundy and ex-Hornets coach Paul Silas. The next logical step would be for the Cavaliers to offer the position to one of them.
Van Gundy said last night he hasn't been offered the Cleveland job.
In fact, he's not sure he wants to coach at all.
"I would say it's 50-50 (whether I coach next year)," Van Gundy said.
If that's the case, then perhaps Silas might be the man.
Van Gundy spoke to Sixers general manager Billy King yesterday and they mutually agreed that he's not a candidate for the vacant Philadelphia job. It's not out of the question for the Sixers to attempt to interview Silas.
One source with knowledge of the coaching situation said Van Gundy has reportedly asked for $7 million a season to coach the Cavaliers. Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund, who has confided in associates that he wants Van Gundy to be his next coach, might be forced to pay such an exorbitant figure.
The Cavaliers have been selling tickets at an alarming rate since earning the No. 1 pick in the draft. Because of that, Gund might be able to afford it.
Van Gundy, 41, also wants some say in personnel matters, the source said.
Silas, 59, might not come cheaply either. He reportedly has asked the Cavaliers for $5 million a season.