While the focus as of Sunday will be on free-agent NBA players, the Oklahoma City Thunder are still hoping to keep their coach, Scott Brooks, from entering the same waters. As of Friday, the only certainty is that for the tale of the Thunder's feel-good rise to continue, general manager Sam Presti and agent Warren LeGarie have to find a middle ground. Soon. "We're not close," a source familiar with the negotiations said, "and the clock is ticking." Read more: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8113115/source-scott-brooks-oklahoma-city-thunder-not-close-deal