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Report: Larry Brown to become Cavaliers presidentMay 31, 2005
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - In the midst of a difficult job of trying to get the Detroit Pistons to repeat as NBA champions, the nomadic Larry Brown reportedly has lined up his next job. Brown will become the president of the Cleveland Cavaliers when the Pistons' season is over, according to a report Monday night on ESPN.com. The website cited two unidentified NBA sources that were told by Brown that he will accept the offer from the Cavaliers, who reportedly are on the verge of naming Indiana Pacers assistant Mike Brown - no relation - as their new coach.
Brown has three years remaining on a five-year contract with the Pistons, who are in a 2-1 hole in the Eastern Conference finals and host Miami on Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers would be the eighth NBA team for Brown, 64, a Hall of Fame coach who has made a career of winning wherever he goes - and often leaving unexpectedly.
Two years ago, he left the Philadelphia 76ers to join the Pistons, who had fired coach Rick Carlisle less than a week earlier. In 1983, he was coaching the New Jersey Nets in the postseason while negotiating to become the coach at Kansas University.
The position as president would not involve much travel and allow Brown to address his health issues. He had hip surgery in November and has been bothered by another issue which he intends to address in the offseason.
Brown has refused to comment on whether he had spoken with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, a long-time Detroit area resident who bought the team earlier this season and cleaned house when Cleveland collapsed down the stretch and missed the playoffs.
The report also quoted Pacers senior vice president David Morway, who was a candidate for the position but was told Monday that the Cavaliers were hiring someone else.
"When I first interviewed, I was told that the general manager position would have full authority over basketball-related decisions and report directly to ownership," Morway told ESPN.com.
"However, over the course of the last week, (the Cavaliers) indicated that they were exploring hiring a high-profile team president that would have full control of all basketball decisions. After talking with ownership, it appears that's the direction they are going."
There has been no report or indication that Brown has been involed in the prospective hiring of Mike Brown. However, Larry Brown has a friendship with San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, for whom Mike Brown worked from 2000-03.
In Detroit, Larry Brown has no input on personnel decisions. In Philadelphia, he hired Billy King to serve as general manager but had authority on personnel moves.
Brown is 987-741 as an NBA coach, guiding all seven teams to the playoffs. He was the Coach of the Year in 2001 when he guided the 76ers to the NBA Finals and won his first title last year when the Pistons stunned the Los Angeles Lakers.
As a college coach, Brown is 177-61. He directed UCLA to the 1980 NCAA title game and Kansas to the 1988 championship. Both programs went on probation following his departure. Brown's coaching career dates to 1972 in the ABA, where he was 229-107.
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BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - In the midst of a difficult job of trying to get the Detroit Pistons to repeat as NBA champions, the nomadic Larry Brown reportedly has lined up his next job. Brown will become the president of the Cleveland Cavaliers when the Pistons' season is over, according to a report Monday night on ESPN.com. The website cited two unidentified NBA sources that were told by Brown that he will accept the offer from the Cavaliers, who reportedly are on the verge of naming Indiana Pacers assistant Mike Brown - no relation - as their new coach.
Brown has three years remaining on a five-year contract with the Pistons, who are in a 2-1 hole in the Eastern Conference finals and host Miami on Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers would be the eighth NBA team for Brown, 64, a Hall of Fame coach who has made a career of winning wherever he goes - and often leaving unexpectedly.
Two years ago, he left the Philadelphia 76ers to join the Pistons, who had fired coach Rick Carlisle less than a week earlier. In 1983, he was coaching the New Jersey Nets in the postseason while negotiating to become the coach at Kansas University.
The position as president would not involve much travel and allow Brown to address his health issues. He had hip surgery in November and has been bothered by another issue which he intends to address in the offseason.
Brown has refused to comment on whether he had spoken with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, a long-time Detroit area resident who bought the team earlier this season and cleaned house when Cleveland collapsed down the stretch and missed the playoffs.
The report also quoted Pacers senior vice president David Morway, who was a candidate for the position but was told Monday that the Cavaliers were hiring someone else.
"When I first interviewed, I was told that the general manager position would have full authority over basketball-related decisions and report directly to ownership," Morway told ESPN.com.
"However, over the course of the last week, (the Cavaliers) indicated that they were exploring hiring a high-profile team president that would have full control of all basketball decisions. After talking with ownership, it appears that's the direction they are going."
There has been no report or indication that Brown has been involed in the prospective hiring of Mike Brown. However, Larry Brown has a friendship with San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, for whom Mike Brown worked from 2000-03.
In Detroit, Larry Brown has no input on personnel decisions. In Philadelphia, he hired Billy King to serve as general manager but had authority on personnel moves.
Brown is 987-741 as an NBA coach, guiding all seven teams to the playoffs. He was the Coach of the Year in 2001 when he guided the 76ers to the NBA Finals and won his first title last year when the Pistons stunned the Los Angeles Lakers.
As a college coach, Brown is 177-61. He directed UCLA to the 1980 NCAA title game and Kansas to the 1988 championship. Both programs went on probation following his departure. Brown's coaching career dates to 1972 in the ABA, where he was 229-107.
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