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Mike D'Antoni is apparently, like most people, a big fan of lots and lots of money. After tweaking the Bulls and Knicks into a two-way race, and after a late-night conference call with Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf that apparently dissolved the need for further talks, D'Antoni has made a verbal agreement to become the next head coach of the New York Knicks.
Apparently the sticking point between the two was, predictably, the matter of cold hard cash. The Bulls were rumored to be willing to extend the same amount of control to D'Antoni as the Knicks were, but were hesitant to dish out a huge sum of money to acquire his services. The Knicks, of course, have never really shown such restraint. At least with Donnie Walsh at the helm, the Knicks appear to be committed to throwing around money for the right reasons.
The Knicks deal will play D'Antoni $24 million over 4 years, making him the third highest coach in the league behind Los Angeles' Phil Jackson and San Antonio's Greg Popovich. While the Chicago roster is obviously in better shape than New York's, D'Antoni will be able sleep on a bed of money and still have more control than he would have had in Phoenix.
At the start of the week, the Bulls were supposedly the frontrunner for the position, but it would seem that Reinsdorf's refusal to pay what a former coach of the year earns in this league will leave the Bulls coachless for a while longer. Meanwhile, the Knicks rebuilding process just got a huge jumpstart. While the roster still needs a massive retooling and there's a lot of faith to instill in a burned fanbase, the Knicks are off to a great start with a GM who knows what he's doing and a coach that can put people in the seats and win games.
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