Mark Gottfried will work as an NBA scout for the Dallas Mavericks this season, according to an ESPN report, but he will still be paid by N.C. State.
Gottfried, N.C. State’s basketball coach for the previous six seasons, was fired by the school last February. He had three years left on his contract.
He is still owed $2.28 million, or the amount of his annual base salary ($760,000) through the 2019-20 college season. N.C. State’s payments to Gottfried will be offset by his undisclosed salary with the Mavericks.
If Gottfried gets another coaching job before the end of his deal with N.