In a decision that will be likely be announced Friday, Tom Izzo will be the next head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Izzo met with the Michigan State basketball team before the deal was confirmed by Waiting for Next Year. The contract will likely be for 5 years and somewhere around the amount of $30 million, but what does this mean for LeBron?
Like I said before, LeBron will probably not be impacted greatly by this signing. However, something interesting to think about is the fact that Tom Izzo did agree to this deal when he already ran a successful program at Michigan State. Would he leave that for a Cavaliers team that will be without LeBron next year? My gut is telling me no, and that Izzo knows something that the rest of us don't about the LeBron James free agency market. Perhaps the two have talked and LeBron has expressed his wishes to stay in Cleveland, or maybe Izzo knows for certain another big ticket player will be in a Cavaliers uniform. Either way, he wouldn't have left the success he had at MSU for a mediocre Cavaliers team next year. Big moves will be happening in Cleveland.
Avery Johnson, the former coach of the Dallas Mavericks, also verbally agreed to a contract to become the head coach of the New Jersey Nets. This move will reunite him with Devin Harris, who he coached in Dallas. Johnson is probably the best coach on the market, and may have the power to persuade star free agents to join his campaign in New Jersey. With Brooke Lopez and Harris, the Nets are a better team than their record showed last year. A possible free agent signing? Dirk Nowitzki. He also played for Johnson in Dallas, and the two had a great relationship. With Dirk's frustrations with the Mavericks, I wouldn't be surprised if this move takes place.
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