Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Kevin Ollie has agreed in principle to a contract extension that could pay him $15 million over five years, according to Yahoo! Sports.
The deal would make Ollie the highest-paid coach in the American Athletic Conference at about $3 million per year.
SMU coach Larry Brown reportedly makes $2.8 million annually.
SNY.tv reported earlier this month that Ollie was due to make a minimum of $2.6 million going forward after winning the NCAA championship last month.
“He had to be the top guy in the league,” a source told SNY.tv.
Ollie reportedly earned $1.25 million last season and in December 2012 signed a five-year deal worth $7.5 million.
Ollie had reportedly drawn interest from several NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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