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Bonnell: Nate McMillan Doesn't Rule Out Bobcats Coaching Job

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On Monday, the Charlotte Bobcats parted ways with head coach Paul Silas. Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer writes that former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan, who was fired back in March, didn't rule out interest in the position. McMillan is from North Carolina and has been linked to the job in rumors for some time. ------------------------------- Nate McMillan didn’t dismiss the idea of returning to North Carolina. "I certainly do want to be in coaching again, so we’ll see what happens,’’ said McMillan, former coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a one-time N.C. State star. ------------------------------- Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that there is a "remote chance [McMillan] will have interest" in coaching the league's worst team. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter