Billy Donovan agrees to coach Thunder

— -- Billy Donovan has agreed to a multi-year deal to be the next coach of  the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN's Jeff Goodman and Andy Katz on Thursday.

Donovan, a two-time NCAA title winner with the Florida Gators, will replace the ousted Scott Brooks. An official announcement is likely to come as soon as Thursday or Friday, a source told ESPN.com.

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The Thunder job would technically be Donovan's second in the NBA, but he has never coached a game in the league. He agreed to become the Orlando Magic's coach in 2007 after back-to-back titles with the Gators, only to reverse course days later and ask out of his Orlando contract.