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And what of the head-coaching position? The hot names that are out there have been said over and over and over again - from Mike Malone to Fred Hoiberg to Kelvin Sampson to Nate McMillan to Larry Drew to Michael Curry and everyone in between. Said yet another league executive: "I hear the coaching search isn't at the top of their list right now. I hear they're concentrating on other areas and will address the coaching vacancy after a couple of weeks." Philadelphia Inquirer

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It would cost Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg $2 million to leave the Cyclones for another Division I school under a new contract signed last week and made public Tuesday. Hoiberg agreed to a new 10-year, $20 million deal in March after leading Iowa State to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances. Hoiberg would essentially owe a year's salary to Iowa State if he leaves for another school. Hoiberg's buyout will be just $500,000 if he accepts a job as a head coach or general manager in the NBA. wibw.com

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Fred Hoiberg will remain the symbolic Mayor of Ames a while longer. The highly successful Iowa State men's basketball coach and the university agreed to a new contract Thursday night, a 10-year deal worth a total of $20 million through 2023. He has a record of 62-39 in three seasons as a head coach. "I wanted to be here," Hoiberg said in a telephone interview after the contract was announced Thursday night. "I'm thankful this deal got done. I'm excited to be the coach of the Cyclones for a very long time." USA Today Sports

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Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg has emerged as an intriguing NBA head-coaching candidate, multiple front-office executives told Yahoo! Sports. After resurrecting the Cyclones program and nearly pushing them into the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA tournament, Hoiberg's college coaching success, combined with his pro pedigree, has convinced league officials he's the ideal college coach to make the transition to pro basketball. "If I had to make a hire this year, [Hoiberg] would be one of the first calls I'd make," one NBA general manager told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday. "He is a natural for our league." Yahoo! Sports

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Two GMs who expect to have openings told Yahoo! Sports that they planned to feel out Hoiberg's interest in the NBA once they begin search processes. Yahoo! Sports

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"It would need to be a long-term commitment, because he could stay at Iowa State forever," says one assistant GM who stays in contact with Hoiberg. Yahoo! Sports

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Royce White: It has become something bigger, I think. It was never my intention for it to become a big political thing or a social type of issue. I really didn’t intend for that to happen. I think it happened because the mental illness community by default is one that is (a) very quiet, and I am very unique to that group in that I’m not quiet. And (b), it’s just something that we’ve been avoiding for years and years. I mean we have players that are actually in the NBA right now with mental health issues probably even on my team. And there’s no protocol in place. So that just tells you there’s an issue out there that’s being talked about but it’s never being acted on. Now, talking about Iowa State, I think is very tough in terms of support, right? Because, you can’t even compare the two, and the reason why is because in college, the coach is the head honcho. OK, what Fred Hoiberg says at Iowa State goes. And what Kevin McHale says here in Houston is, it’s kind of neither here nor there, you know, when you’re talking about front office issues. Coach Hoiberg doesn’t really have a boss. The AD, yeah. But the AD really gives all the power back to him. I think at the end of the day, you’re never going to see the same kind of support on a professional team that you would at a college team just because there’s not the money factor involved for the players, and that adds a different dynamic, and (b) is just because the structure is set up different. Slate Magazine

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Fred “The Mayor’’ Hoiberg willing to lend (or sell) nickname to Heat's Udonis Haslem, who wants to be Miami mayor. “I’ve had this nickname since 1990. I’d be glad to lend it to him. Or maybe it can be one of situations where a player pays another for his jersey number,’’ Hoiberg said with a laugh. Hoiberg, Iowa State’s coach and a former Iowa State and NBA player, got the nickname when he apparently received some write-in votes in an Ames, Iowa, mayoral election. Sulia

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The other members of the club are former NBA guard and current Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg, Etan Thomas, a former NBA forward who wants to get back in the league next season, and forward Jeff Green, who missed this NBA season because of a heart surgery but is expected to return next season. FOXSports Florida

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Thomas sat out all of 2007-08 but returned to play in the NBA from 2008-11. Although he wasn't active this past season, Thomas, who turned 34 in April, said he’s not yet retired and will try to make a team next season. FOXSports Florida

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Unlike Turiaf and Thomas and expected to be unlike Green, Hoiberg did not return to the NBA following his heart surgery. He said he could have come back but didn’t because he was the father of four young children and didn't want to take any chances. FOXSports Florida

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Former NBA guard Fred Hoiberg, one of four previous NBA players to suffer the same heart condition Green has -- an aortic aneurysm -- is confident Green will return. At full strength. Even though Hoiberg never did. At all. "He can definitely come back and play," Hoiberg says. "I had every intention of coming back, too, but I had a lot of complications." ESPN.com

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If Green's experience is anything like Hoiberg's, the toughest challenge will be now through his recovery from the surgery. "It's a tough blow, it really is," Hoiberg says. "There are no symptoms, so it's like a kick to the gut. I'll never forget the day they told me. But the hardest thing is the recovery process. You don't think you're going to run again. It's a very invasive procedure. They shut down your system and then they have to crack you open and wire you back together again." ESPN.com

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Hoiberg says the abnormal valve now requires more surgery, so for the time being he is limited in the kind of exercise he can do. But he remains convinced that the only permanent impact on Green will be a change in his outlook on life. Green has only thanked everyone, via his Twitter account, for their concern and good wishes, but has not spoken publicly since the Celtics announced he would be undergoing surgery. "It definitely changes your perspective on what's important," Hoiberg says. ESPN.com

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