Silas to accept Cavs' coaching offer

[HawkTodd]

Silas to accept Cavs' coaching offer (5-31-03).

http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0531/1561533.html

The Cleveland Cavaliers have offered their head coaching position to Paul Silas, league sources told ESPN.com, and Silas will accept the job, possibly as soon as Monday.

That lines up Silas, fired by the New Orleans Hornets on May 4, to be LeBron James' first pro coach.

Silas, sources said, is the Cavaliers' choice after the club conducted two interviews each with Silas and ex-New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy. ESPN.com reported Friday that Silas was the leading candidate entering the weekend, despite persistent speculation that Van Gundy would soon be hired.