re: Pelicans receive permission to speak with Alvin Gentry

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it's isn't because they're "going cheap".

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Each team will be getting over $50 million more per year from the new TV deal. Some of that will obviously go to the players but that's a pretty significant influx of revenue so there's no reason for the team to let money determine who the next coach is. However, I do think Demps' contract situation makes committing a lot of money over a long period of time a tricky situation. Maybe it's as simple as getting future GM Dumars' seal of approval on your big money coach, but you want to avoid getting back on the backwards Coach -> GM track we just jumped off of.