Report: Bulls Players Informed Tom Thibodeau Will Not Be Returning to Team

Tom Thibodeau may not know his fate yet, but some Bulls players already reportedly know whether he will stay or not.

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Will Tom Thibodeau return to coach the Chicago Bulls next season or not? That's the question on the minds of every Bulls fan, as well as the Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans and Orlando Magic, who would be interested in making Thibodeau their next head coach if he should become available. Even though Thibs does plan to finish the two remaining years left on his contract, the Bulls organization has already informed some of their players that he will not be coming back for the 2015-16 campaign, according to Sporting News

So, why haven't the Bulls parted ways with him already? Sporting News is reporting that team owner Jerry Reinsdorf isn't a fan of paying coaches who are not actually coaching the team. If that is the case, then firing is out of the question, leaving them with the only remaining option of working out a deal for Thibodeau with another team. 

Then again, maybe Chicago is getting cold feet about letting go of a head coach like Thibs, who has a 255-139 record in his five seasons with the Bulls. Either way, the sooner they can reach a final decision, the better...for both sides.

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[via Sporting News]

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