The Bobcats are in discussions with Paul Silas about making him the permanent head coach of the club.

"We are in discussions," general manager Rod Higgins said Tuesday night. "Nothing has been finalized."

The Bobcats were 15-12 under Silas and sat 1 1/2 games behind Indiana for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference entering Tuesday's game at Chicago.
Yahoo! Sports, citing unidentified sources, first reported the Bobcats' plans to remove Silas' interim tag.