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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Billy Donovan has accepted a guaranteed five-year, $28.5 million offer to become the Orlando Magic's new head coach, according to a league source.

The Magic offered the contract -- which will pay Donovan $5.7 million a year -- on Wednesday. The 42-year-old had a 24-hour window to make a decision.

In other NBA coaching news, Chicago Bulls assistant Jim Boylan will interview with Lenny Wilkens about the Seattle SuperSonics' head coaching opening on Friday.

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1. Posted by chomp..chomp..chomp Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:12 pm EDT
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win, lose, or draw....28 mil guaranteed sets him and his family for life. bet he takes it...
2. Posted by Jeff Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT
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good luck to billy. pro ball is way different from college ball. just look at all the college flops.
3. Posted by Joey C Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT
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i think it is a great idea. he is the best coach in college and i think he can be a great coach in the NBA
4. Posted by mhale07@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT
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He should jump at this opportunity to make the big bucks.
5. Posted by Ryan W Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:42 pm EDT
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He'd be nuts to turn this down
6. Posted by tj Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:56 pm EDT
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patino?
7. Posted by Neal the Italian Grump Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:34 pm EDT
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So much for the college loyalty...lol! Big NBA bucks are a helluva draw.
8. Posted by xxcowmonkeyxx Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT
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#!!!!!!!!
9. Posted by glish Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT
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pro ball is different from college ball
10. Posted by dwjuan a Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT
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1st!!!!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man billy should accept da offer. his reign in college basketball is over! what, he has lost his starting 5. it will be 5 years or more before he wins another championship!!!!!! i doubt he would make it 2 da tournment!!!!
11. Posted by hoss_hoss_777 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT
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Now if ownership and management will just let this man coach this team and let them win. I sure hope they get a perimeter shooter who can actually score to complement Dwight Howard.
Kobe? How about it?
12. Posted by watchamacallet Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:03 pm EDT
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Now I know why Donovan wouldn't talk to KY, he was already talking with the pro teams.
13. Posted by John Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:23 pm EDT
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I wonder what Rick Pitino would do...
14. Posted by JamesG Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT
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tacke the job billy
15. Posted by wtitzer17 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:51 pm EDT
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Good bye.......i hope he has fun with all those whine bags the nba has to offer. look at pitino, he couldn't cut it twice.......i am glad for our big blue nation.....
16. Posted by Todd P Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:12 pm EDT
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Cmon, the dude has it licked already. He is already loaded and makes millions each year. UF has a better chance of another championship in the next 5 years than the Magic. My bet is he stays. UF will up the ante and Donovan comes to his senses.
17. Posted by WhiteChocolate Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT
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How many college coaches have become great NBA coaches? I don't know the answer, I'm just curious.
18. Posted by New Regime Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT
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Taking this deal is a good decision, but he screws all the recruits who he brought in to Florida after he decided not to take the Kentucky job. I heard somewhere that he even showed a recruit his Florida contract to sell him that he was not going anywhere. To leave Florida now is a lose-lose situation. If he stays then he losses out on 28.5 million. If he goes then he has shown his true colors and he is not a man of his word. He losses respect and integrity. So if he takes the job then we have identified how much Billy Donavon soul is worth.
19. Posted by JamesG Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT
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way difren coaching billy
20. Posted by Randy M Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:29 pm EDT
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Loyalty CAN be bought...see ??
21. Posted by bigjake44805 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT
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goooood job billy, long way from your friar days , take the job and set your family for life in a warm climate
22. Posted by "D" - ΦΒΣ Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:30 pm EDT
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Im a GATOR fan, I want Billy to stay at UF.
23. Posted by Armen K Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:44 pm EDT
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the biggest issue that i have with this move for Bill Donovan is that with all the success he had with the Gators is he ready for 82 games a season is he ready for that kind of grind where as college game is five months also I don't know if he is ready for the NBA he has to make this decision carefully because what he doesn't want is his name to be included with John capriotti when he left the college school I don't recall and went to the NBA and that didn't pan out.
24. Posted by Ryan Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT
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I have no idea why he's going. He already makes 3mill a year at UF..how much money do you need. He's gonna be like every other college coach that went pro and lose 50% of his games. Cant believe he's doing this..as a gator fan myself.
25. Posted by garlen Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT
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If somebody gave me an opportunity to make 28 million, to coach or do whatever. I would take it. Plus the players he is coaching are about two years removed from the collage ranks collage. Best of luck to him He is going to do great he also does not have to leave Florida.