Category: NBA Headlines
Mike D’Antoni met with Denver Nuggets management to discuss the franchise’s head coaching opening, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Melvin Hunt, the interim coach in the wake of Brian Shaw’s firing, remains a strong contender to retain the full-time job, league sources said. Along with D’Antoni and Hunt, ex-Sacramento Kings coach Michael Malone has had conversations […]
“The goal is to try to be under the tax,” Nets general manager Billy King said Wedneday. “That’s just the goal. How realistic is it? It may not be. But that’s the goal.” One thing the Nets won’t be doing, according to King, is buying out (Deron) Williams or using the “stretch” provision on him to […]
Who will the Bucks pick at No. 17, if they keep the pick? Some NBA personnel quip it’ll either be Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, a small forward from Arizona, or shooting guard Rashad Vaughn of UNLV. That’s because both of those players are considered to be mid-to-late first-round picks and, more importantly, both are represented by Jeff Schwartz. […]
The Suns are hiring Earl Watson as a player development coach. He planned a coaching career for all of his 13-year NBA point guard career. Source: Paul Coro of AZCentral Sports on Twitter
The “overwhelming consensus” is that Justise Winslow ends up with the (Denver) Nuggets in the draft. Source: Chad Ford of ESPN
Asked (Warriors Andre) Iguodala about how his jump shot is feeling these days. He said it’s broken right now. Source: Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News on Twitter
UCLA’s Kevon Looney and Arkansas’ Bobby Portis will be among six players working out for (Utah) Jazz brass on Thursday at Zions Bank Basketball Center. Source: Brandon Judd of the Deseret News
Talked to Bulls’ (Doug) McDermott about (Fred) Hoiberg: “I have a good sense of his style. I think I’ll fit in great.” Source: K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Twitter
For Dallas Mavericks fans, the news is that (Chandler) Parsons was strolling down the street (and stopping for the occasional smooch) without the aid of crutches. Parsons, who underwent a complicated arthroscopic procedure to repair cartilage damage in his left knee on May 1, used crutches during a public appearance a couple of weeks ago. […]
Monty Williams has reached an agreement to become the top assistant under Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports
