Rockets Interview Mike D’Antoni for Coach

Former NBA head coach Mike D’Antoni was in Houston this week interviewing for the Houston Rockets’ vacant coaching position, ESPN.com has learned. Sources told ESPN.com that D’Antoni, currently an associate head coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, spent Wednesday in Houston after the Rockets secured permission from the Sixers to speak with him. Source: Marc Stein […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Kenny Smith May Land Interview With Rockets

Sources tell ESPN.com that TNT’s Kenny Smith, who like (Sam) Cassell is a former Rockets player, could also land an interview. “I’ve always said anything basketball is me,” Smith said Wednesday night on TNT when asked by Charles Barkley if he would be interested in the Rockets job. “And this is basketball. I enjoy being […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Bickerstaff Tells Rockets He’s Not Interested in Coaching?

After a meeting with ownership and the front office on Monday, Houston Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff has informed team officials he’s no longer a candidate for the head-coaching job, league sources told The Vertical. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Picking First is Never Easy

Right now, Brandon Ingram vs. Ben Simmons feels like a reasonable debate. It might look laughable in five years.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Pre-Lottery 2016-17 NBA Cap Projections

Eric Pincus looks at each NBA team’s best- and worst-case cap projections before the lottery.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: The All-Playoffs Team

If there were an “All-Playoffs Team” for the postseason’s first round, which players would make the cut?

Alan Draper  •  22 Sep 2023
NBA PM: Fixing The Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings have big decisions to make this summer. Where does the organization go from here?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Signing Free Agents Won’t Be Easy

With so much cap money expected to hit the market, landing a top-level free agent may not be easy or cheap… The Rockets ready to re-tool.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Why Some Guys Are Bad Foul Shooters

It is easy to say some guys don’t put in the work to be better free throw shooters, but there may be some very real reasons that so many big guys are bad from the line in the NBA.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021