ESPN - Multiple Don Nelson associates informed ESPN.com that the 65-year-old has dropped hints about a willingness to take another job after sitting out the rest of this season. A couple of those same associates say it won't happen unless someone out there offers Nelson an annual salary of at least $5 million, but you can be certain someone will.

He's officially a Mavericks consultant these days, but Avery Johnson's Mavs don't consult Nelson for much. This is also the final season on Nelson's multi-year contract which pays him $5 million. His salary drops closer to a more consultant-like $1 million (and change) starting next season, which is why a new gig would shock no one who knows him.

Media types in the Bay Area are already tossing out Nelson's name as an ideal successor to Mike Montgomery in Golden State, given that the Warriors haven't been to the playoffs since Nelson's last full season there in 1993-94. Nelson will also be mentioned as a candidate in Seattle -- barring the re-hiring of the recently promoted Bob Hill -- because of Nelson's longstanding friendship with Sonics general manager Rick Sund.

But Marc Stein is betting on Sacramento.

Nelson remains undeniably close with Warriors vice president Chris Mullin, but that alone isn't enough to legitimize the link. Team sources, for starters, insist that reports of friction between Montgomery and star guard Baron Davis are a media creation. Yet even if the Warriors continue to fade and miss the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, Nelson can't be considered a serious contender to take over in Oaktown unless his relationship with Warriors owner Chris Cohan is mended. Don't forget that Cohan's messy 1995 parting with Nelson was not wrapped up until 1999, when an NBA arbirtator ruled that Nelson could keep $1.6 million that Cohan expected him to repay after Nelson was hired to coach the Knicks.

Fire Brown and bring Nellie back. The guy is a genius when it comes to using what he has to win basketball games. Fire everyone of Browns guys and Bring Nellie in!!!!

mmmmmwhahahahahahahahha!!!!

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by oohah:

Fire Brown and bring Nellie back. The guy is a genius when it comes to using what he has to win basketball games. Fire everyone of Browns guys and Bring Nellie in!!!!

mmmmmwhahahahahahahahha!!!!

I'm with you on that--Nellie is among my favoriite coaches especially after he worked miracles in milwaukee and did work in Golden State. He got shafted in New York.

oohah

They fired Nellie then kept using Mason as a point forward. Mason went on to be the point forward in Charlotte and with the Bucks, lol.

Nellie even tried to use Brad Lohas three point shooting ability. That's balls and showed that he trusted what his players could do.

Too bad Ewing couldn't stand to work off the ball......they were having a good year if not for the bickering. If they would have shut up and went along with it who knows what deals and stuff would have went down.

Yo man whatever.......I'd definately take Nellie in the Knicks current situation than Brown.

yup

I thought Nellie had a desk job in the Mavs organization? ANyway...if theres a way to to get rid of Brown without paying him that 10mil...I say, DO IT!

Posted by Nalod:

ITs very rare that any franchise can bring in someone who can push the modern player around.
Larry with his cred, and his 40 million dollar contract has that kind of clout.

Call it stubbern, out of date, what ever. He got Hand. Isiah cannot go behind his back on bit.

This Group needs this kind of leadership.

And they can revolt all they want!

Nellie? Please.

Want to resurect and think it all can be great? Think Riles. No instant gradification there. While it can all change, I think the heat are not championship quality.

From 1989-92, without a pick higher than 11th overall, Nelson chose four future all-stars (Hardaway, Hill, Gatling and Sprewell). Out of eight overall first-round picks from 1988 through 1993, the Warriors selected six future all-stars (Richmond, Tim Hardaway, Hill, Gatling, Sprewell and Anfernee Hardaway).

I like nellie, but he didn't draft dirk, I think the Bucks did and Dallas drafted Robert Tractor Traylor and they traded picks.

He also ruined his relationship with a then young chris webber, who was later traded from GS...

Nellie is a good basketball man, not chopped liver but neither is he filet mignon....

                      Reg Season      Playoffs   
 Year  Tm   Lg      W    L  WPct    W   L  WPct 
+--------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
 1977  MIL  NBA    27   37  .422
 1978  MIL  NBA    44   38  .537    5   4  .556
 1979  MIL  NBA    38   44  .463
 1980  MIL  NBA    49   33  .598    3   4  .429
 1981  MIL  NBA    60   22  .732    3   4  .429
 1982  MIL  NBA    55   27  .671    2   4  .333
 1983  MIL  NBA    51   31  .622    5   4  .556
 1984  MIL  NBA    50   32  .610    8   8  .500
 1985  MIL  NBA    59   23  .720    3   5  .375
 1986  MIL  NBA    57   25  .695    7   7  .500
 1987  MIL  NBA    50   32  .610    6   6  .500
 1989  GSW  NBA    43   39  .524    4   4  .500
 1990  GSW  NBA    37   45  .451
 1991  GSW  NBA    44   38  .537    4   5  .444
 1992  GSW  NBA    55   27  .671    1   3  .250
 1993  GSW  NBA    34   48  .415
 1994  GSW  NBA    50   32  .610    0   3  .000
 1995  GSW  NBA    14   31  .311
 1996  NYK  NBA    34   25  .576
 1998  DAL  NBA    16   50  .242
 1999  DAL  NBA    19   31  .380
 2000  DAL  NBA    40   42  .488
 2001  DAL  NBA    53   29  .646    4   6  .400
 2002  DAL  NBA    57   25  .695    4   4  .500
 2003  DAL  NBA    60   22  .732   10  10  .500
 2004  DAL  NBA    52   30  .634    1   4  .200
 2005  DAL  NBA    42   22  .656
+--------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
 27 Seasons      1190  880  .575   70  85  .452
+--------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+ 

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by Nalod:

ITs very rare that any franchise can bring in someone who can push the modern player around.
Larry with his cred, and his 40 million dollar contract has that kind of clout.

Call it stubbern, out of date, what ever. He got Hand. Isiah cannot go behind his back on bit.

This Group needs this kind of leadership.

And they can revolt all they want!

Nellie? Please.

Want to resurect and think it all can be great? Think Riles. No instant gradification there. While it can all change, I think the heat are not championship quality.

So trade everyone. That's the only other alternative.

trade the ones that can't hang...