NCAA champion head coach of UConn, Kevin Ollie is now a wanted commodity in the NBA. Ollie is listening to offers however he reportedly isn’t willing to take a rookie head coach salary. In fact he wants an even larger contract than first time head coach Steve Kerr got with the Golden State Warriors.
via Akron Beacon Journal:
There are five teams (including the Cavs) still looking for head coaches. If one of them wants UConn’s Kevin Ollie, it’s going to cost them.
One source with knowledge of at least one team’s coaching search said Ollie will want a contract larger than the five-year, $25 million deal the Golden State Warriors handed Steve Kerr.
The reasoning is simple: Ollie has a longer record of success and accomplished more (won a national title) than Kerr has as a head coach. This is Kerr’s first head-coaching job.
