<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">By the end of the weekend, the Seattle SuperSonics should know whether they will have contractual agreements with coach Nate McMillan and general manager Rick Sund, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The Sonics are close to reaching a multiyear agreement with McMillan, whose contract expires June 30. The terms of a deal are not yet known, but a source indicated that negotiations that began less than a week ago have gone well enough that McMillan could come to terms by Sunday night. McMillan could not be reached for comment and did not return messages. His agent, Lonnie Cooper, also could not be reached. The coaching staff and management leaves next week for a predraft camp in Chicago that begins Tuesday, and a source said McMillan would like to have a deal in place by then. Multiple teams have called to seek permission to speak to McMillan, sources say, but the Sonics have turned down all suitors so far. It appears as if those teams will not get a chance to speak to McMillan at all. Sources say he is intent on remaining in Seattle and the Sonics are committed to keeping him.</div> Source
