Former NBA player, coach Paul Silas dies at 79

Former NBA player and head coach Paul Silas has died at 79, multiple outlets reported Sunday.

Silas was a two-time All-Star, a three-time NBA champion and a five-time All-Defensive Team selection during a 16-year career with five teams from 1964-80.

He compiled a 387-488 record as a head coach with four teams, notably serving as LeBron James' first NBA coach in 2003-04 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

His son, Stephen Sil