Knicks to offer $30 M to D’Antoni
The New York Knicks on Thursday outlined the lucrative parameters of a five-year deal they’re prepared to give new No. 1 coaching target Mike D’Antoni, according to NBA coaching sources.
A rival proposal from the Chicago Bulls — the team many still favor to land D’Antoni — is expected by Sunday at the latest, sources said.
Although Knicks president Donnie Walsh, through a team spokesman, insisted Thursday night that the Knicks have not offered “anyone” a coaching contract, that might just be a technicality. Sources close to the process say D’Antoni, who celebrated his 57th birthday Thursday, has had advanced discussions with the Knicks about leaving the desert for Manhattan.
