Although an official announcement will have to wait until after the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau has accepted an offer to become the next head coach of the Chicago Bulls, a source told ESPNChicago.com on Saturday. Thibodeau's deal is worth approximately $6.5 million, with two years guaranteed plus a team option, according to multiple media reports. This development comes after ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported Thibodeau had withdrawn his name from consideration for the New Orleans Hornets' coaching job. Bulls officials declined comment. The team and the NBA agreed to wait until after the Finals are over to make the hiring official. "We do not have any rules that prohibit a team from announcing a coaching hire during the Finals," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said. "In the Bulls case, because they have no plans to consummate any deal before the end of the Finals, we agreed that they should defer any announcement to the conclusion of the Finals."Great hire. Great coach. Big city, big lights. I don't know how anybody could turn this coaching job with the possibility that you're gonna steal the biggest freak to ever play the game. And contrary to popular belief, I'm actually a bit of a Bulls fan. I don't hate Lebron as much as I hate the Cavs so I hope he does go to Chicago. It'd be the smartest move he could make. He just got a coach who is all about defense, has a top 5 point guard in the league and a young, underrated scrapper in Noah.
