coaching position with the Charlotte Bobcats (later known as the Charlotte Hornets) which was eventually filled by Sam Vincent. Upon the firing of Vincent in April 2008, he stated that coaching the Bobcats would be a "dream job." On December 22, 2010, Silas was named interim head coach of the Bobcats, replacing the outgoing coach Larry Brown. On February 16, 2011, the Bobcats removed his interim status. In 2011–12, Charlotte had a league-worst 7–59 record, the worst winning percentage in league history (.106). On April 30, 2012, the Bobcats announced that Silas would not return for the 2012–2013 season. Personal life Silas married Carolyn Kemp in 1966. They had two children, Paula and Stephen. Silas had a stepdaughter, Donna, from Carolyn's first marriage. His son, Stephen, was added to his Charlotte coaching staff in 2000. Silas died of cardiac arrest on December 10, 2022, at home in Denver, North Carolina. He was 79. Career statistics NBA playing statistics Source Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 79 || || 15.7 || .373 || || .506 || 7.3 || .6 || || || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 46 || || 12.7 || .405 || || .574 || 5.1 || .5 || || || 3.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 77 || || 20.4 || .429 || || .531 || 8.7 || 1.0 || || || 6.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 82 || || 32.3 || .458 || || .705 || 11.7 || 2.0 || || || 13.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 79 || || 23.5 || .419 || || .613 || 9.4 || 1.8 || || || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 78 || || 36.4 || .464 || || .607 || 11.7 || 2.7 || || || 12.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 81 || || 36.3 || .428 || || .685 || 12.5 || 3.0 || || || 11.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 80 || || 38.5 || .470 || || .773 || 11.9 || 4.3 || || || 17.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 80 || || 32.7 || .470 || || .700 || 13.0 || 3.1 || || || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| † | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|82* || || 31.7 || .440 || || .783