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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-22-2015, 08:16 PM:

This will be interesting for sure and it would be a tough job for Donovan to turn down.

Wednesday when they fired Scott Brooks after seven wildly successful seasons as head coach -- because the one thing you can't have with a lame-duck coach on the last year of his contract is certainty.

And guess what you don't do if you value certainty the way the Thunder do? You don't fire your coach unless you already have a pretty good idea who his replacement will be. All signs point to University of Florida coach Billy Donovan, a longtime friend of Thunder GM Sam Presti who is itching to move to the pros, league sources told CBSSports.com on Wednesday.

"He's ready to try the NBA," said one person who has been in contact with Donovan.

It's been eight years since Donovan agreed to a deal to coach the Orlando Magic, got cold feet and backed out of the deal. The resulting settlement reportedly included a non-compete clause that prohibited him from taking another NBA job for five years.

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Posted by WHO?UK (Member # 2286) on 04-22-2015, 09:31 PM:

Opportunity to coach Durrant and Westbrook! That's a NBA title team when they are healthy. If it's true and he is interested, I don't see how he passes!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-23-2015, 09:04 AM:

It would be a heck of a opportunity with a team like that and Billy D would do a good job for sure.

Posted by WHO?UK (Member # 2286) on 04-23-2015, 09:12 AM:

I agree CMD!

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 04-23-2015, 11:02 AM:

Ditto.