D’Antoni the new Knick head coach?

According to Frank Isola of the Daily News, D’Antoni is simply using the Knicks to drive up any offer that would be coming from the Bulls. More importantly, Isola is reporting that his sources are telling him that the job is still Mark Jackson’s to lose.

According to the East Valley Tribune, the Knicks are planning on making a substantial financial offer to Mike D’Antoni, who still has two years and 8.5 million dollars left on his contract with Phoenix. D’Antoni’s agent, Warren LeGarie, will be in New York today to meet with Donnie Walsh. Reports also surfced yesterday saying that the bulls were the only ones that have extended a contract to D’Antoni.

ESPN.com has reported that the New York Knicks are prepared to make a “staggering” financial offer to D’Antoni to prove he is the No. 1 choice to lead that once-proud franchise out of the wilderness. The offer, which could top $30 million for five years, would figure to far outdistance any offer D’Antoni’s other suitor, the Chicago Bulls, could muster.”

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