Daly Decides Against TV Job, Will Return to Coach Pistons
Chuck Daly, saying he would miss coaching too much, said Tuesday he will try to lead the Detroit Pistons to a third consecutive NBA championship.
Daly turned aside suitors from network television and other NBA teams.
Piston General Manager Jack McCloskey announced that Daly would return under a new, multiyear contract. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Daly had been courted openly since the Pistons won their second consecutive NBA title in June. Among the more persistent suitors were NBC, which wanted him to do commentary, and the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets, which were seeking general managers.
Daly was earning about $500,000 a year on a contract that was to expire after next season.
Daly said he consulted with some of his players, including Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, and other NBA coaches before deciding to stay. He also talked with former Oakland Raider Coach John Madden, now an NFL analyst for CBS, and Raider owner Al Davis.
Daly, 59, has a regular-season record of 378-237 and his playoff mark is 62-31, including 15-5 this year.
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