Collins agrees to 4-year deal
Doug Collins has agreed to terms of a contract to coach the 76ers.
Collins agrees to 4-year deal
Doug Collins has always said Philadelphia is a ''special place'' for him. Now we know how special. The former 76ers star, according to an NBA source with knowledge of the situation, has agreed to terms to coach them. An announcement is expected Friday, and a formal introduction is likely to come Monday.
A second NBA source said Collins' contract is for four years.
The source indicated that Brian James, an assistant with Collins in Detroit and Washington, will join the Sixers' staff. There is speculation that current Sixers assistant Aaron McKie, who played for Collins in Detroit, is likely to be elevated.
John Langel, Collins' agent, declined to comment.
Collins, 58, is the Sixers' seventh coach since Larry Brown departed.
Collins, one of the best TV analysts, has been working the NBA's Western Conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.
He played all eight of his injury-plagued career with the Sixers, joining them as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1973 draft. He has previously coached the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards. In each of those situations, in his first season he took the team to at least 10 more more victories than the previous season.
Collins succeeds Eddie Jordan, who was fired after the first leg of a three-year contract.
Collins has enough experience I don't thinks a bad move but after last season he had no choice but to play it safe. I really think Johnson is going to NO. I thought that from the beginning. I don't understand how Byron Scott's name NEVER came up. He had the credentials, just sayin'.
Hey ! A Igoudala , S Dalembert , S Speight , Thad Young ..ect..wake up guys !! There's only way to stick with your employer - Listen and practice hard with your Coach's order dudes . 7 th coach in 7th year already . Some of you guys are responsible for this . It's TIME to mature now !— phillafuN- Collins is a class act who brings credibility and prestige to a franchise lacking in both.— niceguy19125
- bout time they brought Doug Home!— Dexter
Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.
