Larry Brown is sticking to his story that if he coaches anywhere next season it will be with the Detroit Pistons. But yesterday the Hall of Fame coach admitted for the first time that he's starting to wonder if the Pistons even want him back.
"My goal is to finish out my contract but that might not be a possibility," Brown told the Daily News. "You never know. I never want to be somewhere where I'm not wanted. If I don't have the passion to coach I wouldn't want to be there. But I still have the passion to coach that team.
"I have a contract but I don't know exactly where I stand. I want to continue doing what I've done. I love it there. I love my team."
In recent days reports have surfaced that Pistons owner William Davidson intends to fire Brown, who has three years remaining on his contract. According to sources, if Brown is terminated, the Knicks are prepared to make him the highest-paid coach in NBA history. He could command a salary of $12 million annually.