Michael Malone Signs Six-Year, $50M Deal With North Carolina

North Carolina has officially hired former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, agreeing to a six-year contract worth approximately $50 million while averaging more than $8.3 million per year, sources confirmed to ESPN. The figure places Malone among the five highest-paid coaches in college basketball. Steve Kerr is currently the NBA's highest paid head coach at $17.5 million per season, but an $8.3 million salary would put Malone in the top-10 of NBA coaches ahead of JJ Redick at $8 mill...