<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Nate McMillan was in New York yesterday, but the Seattle head coach did not meet with Knicks president Isiah Thomas, according to sources. In fact, one league official revealed that McMillan could be moving closer to finalizing a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, one of four teams currently without a head coach. McMillan met with Blazers officials on Friday before heading East. McMillan was in New York for personal reasons and did chat with Thomas over the telephone, but the two are not expected to hold any formal, face-to-face meetings. It appears that the Knicks believe McMillan will either coach Portland next season or return to the Sonics. McMillan always has been regarded as a longshot candidate because the feeling around the league is that he doesn't have the makeup to coach in New York. The Knicks believe that both Herb Williams and Bill Laimbeer are better suited for that job. Of course, Laimbeer and Williams both rate as a distant second to Larry Brown, who is Thomas' clear first choice. Brown was released from the Mayo Clinic on Friday and is debating what his next move will be. Brown has said publicly that if he coaches next season it will be with Detroit. </div> Source
