New York Post reporter Marc Berman writes that if the Cavaliers hire a new coach before the start of free agency it probably means LeBron James is not going anywhere. According to Berman's sources, expect the team to wait until July to find out LeBron's intentions before making a hire. "They almost have to wait, simply because the candidates would be...
New York Post reporter Marc Berman writes that if the Cavaliers hire a new coach before the
LeBron James start of free agency it probably means LeBron James is not going anywhere.
According to Berman's sources, expect the team to wait until July to find out LeBron's intentions before making a hire.
"They almost have to wait, simply because the candidates would be different depending on what LeBron does," one league source said.
James’ publicist said the vacationing superstar would have no comment on Brown’s dismissal, which came 10 days after the Cavaliers’ stunning second-round playoff ouster to the Celtics that left James’ Cleveland future in serious doubt.
Several coaching candidates are available, including Kentucky coach John Calipari.
Meanwhile, Calipari, who is close friends with James confidant William Wesley, repeatedly has denied he is moving on from Kentucky after being rumored for the Bulls’ open coaching job in a package deal with James.
But, according to a source close to James, Wesley will switch his role on June 1 from ambigious player adviser connected to James’ agent Leon Rose to an official representative for coaches and general managers. Calipari will become Wesley’s first client.
LeBron Madness
Not only is everyone, including President Barack Obama, talking about LeBron James, even Lakers coach Phil Jackson may make a move to join into the LeBron James fun.
Fanhouse.com columnist Jay Mariotti writes
It would be enticing, sure, for Jackson to coach James after coaching Jordan, Bryant and O'Neal. But there's no guarantee that LeBron will end up in Chicago. The firing of Brown, who often was criticized by James for his substitution patterns and bizarre game plans, might open the coaching door in Cleveland for John Calipari, James' good friend. Wasn't it curious to see Calipari, during the Game 5 debacle in which James shockingly laid down, sitting across from the Cavaliers' bench with LeBron's agent? By dismissing Brown on Monday, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent an olive branch to James and is telling him that he can hire the next coach.