NEW YORK — Mike D’Antoni has agreed to coach the New York Knicks, bringing his entertaining offensive style from the Phoenix Suns to a team coming off one of the worst seasons in franchise history.
The Knicks released a statement Saturday night saying they had agreed in principle with D’Antoni and that a news conference would be conducted once the contract had been completed.
D’Antoni had two years and $8.5 million left on his Phoenix contract. Suns owner Robert Sarver wouldn’t confirm that D’Antoni had taken the New York job earlier Saturday, but said, “Mike called me this morning to thank me, so I figured this was up.”
The offer is for $24 million over four years, making him one of the NBA’s highest-paid coaches. The Chicago Bulls also interviewed D’Antoni for their head coaching job.
Mavs hire Carlisle.
Dallas made it official, announcing it has hired Rick Carlisle, who formerly coached the Pistons and Pacers, to replace Avery Johnson as its coach.
