Thibodeau in Play to Replace Pelican’s Ex-Coach Williams?

Speculation among rival teams and coaching industry sources immediately turned to a head coach who is still employed: the Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau, who was a candidate for the New Orleans (Pelicans) job when the team hired (Monty) Williams.

Long-simmering tension between Thibodeau and the Bulls’ front office is now common knowledge throughout the league, and rival teams expect the Bulls and their gravelly voiced, defensive genius to part ways once Chicago’s playoff run is over. How long that playoff run goes, of course, complicates matters; how do you fire a coach who leads you to the conference finals or beyond? And if the parting is mutual, what, if any, compensation would the Bulls demand for Thibodeau to jump teams?

via Ken Berger of CBS Sports