07/09/202011:31
The Los Angeles Lakers lost to injuries JaVale McGee and Dion Waiters in win against Rockets in Game 2.
Per ESPN, Waiters played just three minutes in the second quarter and was ruled out at halftime.
Lakers coach Frank Vogel said that McGee is getting an MRI on his ankle and that Waiters has a strained groin.
“We’ll see how they respond to treatment overnight,” Vogel said.
06/09/202021:03
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is planning to play in Game 4 today vs. Miami, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Reigning NBA MVP was in doubt due to a right ankle sprain.
06/09/202020:17
In an interview with USA Today, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey has said that re-signing coach Mike D’Antoni will be the team top priority in the offseason. D’Antoni has coached Houston for the last four seasons and his contract will expire at the end of the season.
“It’s probably No. 1. That’s a fair way to put it. We have all our key players signed. I think Mike coming back is super important”, Morey said.
03/09/202019:28
Facundo Campazzo will stay with Real Madrid until the start of the next NBA season according with AS.
Argentinian point guard will use his salary to pay the NBA buyout clause included in his contract with Spanish Powerhouse.
03/09/202017:39
According to Yahoo Sports’ Vince Goodwill, the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors are believed to be frontrunners in the Giannis Antetokounmpo run for when the reigning MVP will be a free agent next summer.
Goodwill reports that Raptors and Heat interest in Antetokounmpo is “an open secret” within the Orlando bubble.
03/09/202016:12
The Brooklyn Nets have named Steve Nash as the 23rd head coach in the franchise’s NBA history.
“After meeting with a number of highly accomplished coaching candidates from diverse backgrounds, we knew we had a difficult decision to make,” said General Manager Sean Marks. “In Steve we see a leader, communicator and mentor who will garner the respect of our players. I have had the privilege to know Steve for many years. One of the great on-court leaders in our game, I have witnessed firsthand his basketball acumen and selfless approach to prioritize team success. His instincts for the game, combined with an inherent ability to communicate with and unite players towards a common goal, will prepare us to compete at the highest levels of the league. We are excited to welcome Steve, Lilla, Lola, Bella, Matteo, Luca and Ruby to Brooklyn.”
In addition, the team announced that Jacque Vaughn will return to Brooklyn as lead assistant coach.
“We are thrilled to retain Jacque as a leading member of our coaching staff,” continued Marks. “Jacque has been an integral part of our program and a key contributor to the growth and development of our entire organization. His role in developing our players both on and off the court and his influence driving our culture have been invaluable. Our players will benefit from the continuity of Jacque’s presence, and we are extremely fortunate to keep him in our Nets family.”
Nash joins the Nets following five seasons as a player development consultant with the Golden State Warriors, where he contributed to two NBA Championship teams and made four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals.
“We are excited to welcome Steve to the Nets family and look forward to a successful and meaningful partnership,” said Nets Governor Joe Tsai. “Steve shares our vision for the future of this franchise and his character exemplifies the core principles of our organization in working to serve our communities. I can’t wait for Steve to get started.”
An eight-time NBA All-Star, Nash played 18 seasons with the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. He won back-to-back MVP awards in 2005 and 2006 while playing for the Suns, becoming just the 10th player in NBA history to win the award in consecutive seasons. Nash was named to All-NBA teams seven times throughout his career, earning first-team honors three times (2005-07), while twice being named to the second (2008, 2010) and third teams (2002, 2003). A five-time assist champion, Nash currently ranks third in NBA history with 10,335 career assists. The culmination of his brilliant playing career came in 2018 when Nash was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
“I am honored to have this opportunity with such a first-class organization and would like to thank Sean, Joe and his wife, Clara, for having faith in my ability to lead this team forward,” said Nash. “Coaching is something I knew I wanted to pursue when the time was right, and I am humbled to be able to work with the outstanding group of players and staff we have here in Brooklyn. I am as excited about the prospects of the team on the court as I am about moving to Brooklyn with my family and becoming impactful members of this community.”
Having grown up in Victoria, British Columbia, Nash is one of the most accomplished figures in Canadian basketball history. He was a member of Team Canada from 1993-2004 and served as general manager for the senior national team from 2012-19. Nash played collegiately for four seasons at Santa Clara University prior to being selected 15th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft.
03/09/202016:02
Brooklyn Nets’ former interim coach Jacque Vaughn will stay with the team as the lead assistant and become the league’s best compensated assistant coach, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Vaughn will work as an assistant for new coach Steve Nash.
03/09/202015:51
Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Since his retirement, former MVP has worked as a part-time consultant for the Golden State Warriors.
03/09/202015:23
Michael Porter Jr. said that the Los Angeles Clippers passed on selecting him in the 2018 NBA Draft because the team doctor thought he would never return to the court due to his back injury.
“Their doctor was the one that wrote the report on me. I think he wrote some stuff like he thought that I would never play basketball again so I didn’t think they’d pick me,” said Porter.
Nuggets rookie underwent a microdiscectomy of his L3-L4 spinal disks in November of 2017, then had another spinal surgery in July 2018, and debuted only in this season.
The Clippers had the 12th and 13th pick in the draft. They traded the 12th pick for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, then selected Jerome Robinson at 13. Porter went 14th to the Nuggets.
03/09/202014:36
The Philadelphia 76ers and Ty Lue have strong mutual interest, sources tell Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated.
Villanova coach Jay Wright announced yesterday that he’s not interested in the 76ers’ head coaching job, which Mannix reports will cause the team “to aggressively pursue Lue”.
The Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with Lue at the beginning of the 18-19 season and he’s currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers.
03/09/202014:28
The New York Knicks are interested in signing Fred VanVleet, a source tells Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News.
Raptors guard will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and could command $25 million to $30 million per season. VanVleet re-signed with Toronto in 2018 on a two-year, $18 million deal.
02/09/202022:37
Villanova’s longtime head coach Jay Wright said he is not a candidate for the Philadelphia 76ers’ head coaching job.
“I am very happy and honored to coach at Villanova,” the 2-time NCAA champion said.
02/09/202018:18
Donovan Mitchell will sign a new contract with the Utah Jazz when the free agency opens in mid-October.
Mitchell has a guaranteed deal for next season worth $5.1 million.
Per Yahoo Sports, Mitchell and the Jazz will finalize a max extension when free agency opens in mid-October, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
02/09/202011:20
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with a minor sprain of his right knee.
Lillard suffered the injury in Game 4 of the series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
There is no concern of a long-term injury to Lillard’s knee.
Re-evaluation of Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard's right knee confirmed a mild sprain, our NBA Insider @ShamsCharania reports. pic.twitter.com/j14qfMNqvi
— Stadium (@Stadium) September 1, 2020
01/09/202019:59
Brooklyn Nets interview Jacque Vaughn for head coaching position.
Jacque Vaughn is a former player and assistant coach of San Antonio Spurs.
Il vertice avrebbe avuto riscontri assolutamente positivi. Vaughn ha giocato negli Spurs dal 2006 al 2009 e dal 2010 al 2012 è stato nello staff di Gregg Popovich.
JUST IN – The Nets have formally interviewed Jacque Vaughn for their head coaching position, and sources tell @ShamsCharania that Vaughn impressed ownership.
— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) September 1, 2020
01/09/202011:15
Shams Charania has agreed to a new contract with the The Athletic.
Per Complex, Shams Charania, the prominent NBA insider and newsbreaker, told Complex Sports Monday night that he’s staying with The Athletic and has agreed to a new contract with the media outlet where his reporting and writing has appeared since 2018.
“I’m thrilled to be staying and look forward to continue growing with a company that is still so hungry and motivated,” Charania said.
The 26-year-old insider, who regularly breaks some of the biggest stories in basketball, had held discussions with several other media outlets, according to a source familiar with the situation. But the Chicago-based reporter, currently covering the NBA Playoffs in Orlando, ultimately decided to re-up with The Athletic.
01/09/202010:53
Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said that Gordon Hayward’s rehab is going ok and the player will rejoin the team in the bubble soon. Two weeks ago Hayward was ruled out for four weeks due to a severe ankle sprain.
Per ESPN, he veteran forward will be rejoining Boston sometime soon in the bubble at Walt Disney World Resort — though he isn’t likely to return to the court anytime soon.
“Rehab seems to be going OK,” Stevens said after Monday’s practice. “He feels a little bit better. Still has a pretty significant amount of … I don’t think his gait is perfect yet. Once his gait feels right and becomes perfect, he’s probably on a quicker course to coming back.
“I think he’ll rejoin us in the bubble at some point soon, but he still will be some time away when he does do that.”
01/09/202010:31
The Chicago Bulls have a long list of candidates for the head coaching job after Jim Boylen’s firing.
Per ESPN, No permission was necessary for former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson to interview, but new executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley are talking to several assistant coaches still involved in the playoffs, including Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham, Denver’s Wes Unseld Jr. and Miami’s Dan Craig, sources said.
Among the assistant coaches granted permission to talk to Chicago from eliminated teams, sources said: Dallas Mavericks assistants Jamahl Mosley and Stephen Silas, Philadelphia’s Ime Udoka and one candidate — Minnesota associate head coach David Vanterpool — whose team didn’t qualify for the restart.
The Bulls are also interviewing current assistant Chris Fleming and could also meet with assistant Roy Rogers — both remaining from former coach Jim Boylen’s staff, sources said.
31/08/202022:30
Gregg Popovich has been linked to the Brooklyn Nets’ head coaching vacancy for the past few weeks and there hasn’t been an outright statement refuting the possibility he would consider leaving the San Antonio Spurs.
When asked about the future of Popovich by CNBC’s Jabari Young, R.C. Buford said the Spurs are “under the assumption” Popovich is returning.
“I don’t know if he’s told Brian (Wright) any differently,” Buford said. “Pop’s shown nothing other than how we’re going to build our team for next year.”
31/08/202022:09
In an interview with El Nuevo Dia, Dallas Mavericks veteran guard JJ Barea has expressed his frustration for the lack of playing time in the playoffs, adding that he doesn’t see a future with Dallas as a player with the Mavericks considering him, instead, as a future assistant coach.
Barea has dismissed the idea of a retirement: “I want to play in the NBA, I haven’t thought much about other options. There will be, but I’m used to this life. Spain? It’s always an option, it was my plan B before the NBA many years ago”.
31/08/202021:15
The NBA has warned teams that owners and senior basketball executives, along with their families, must adhere to proper decorum at playoff games on the campus, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The memo states “no profane or objectionable language,” or “coming onto court” during games.
31/08/202020:59
Vince Carter has agreed to join ESPN as an NBA analyst, as reported by Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
Carter, 43, has long been considered the next coveted analyst once he retired.
31/08/202019:37
The San Antonio Spurs are considering trading big man LaMarcus Aldridge during the next offseason, according to CNBC’s Jabari Young.
Aldridge, who arrived in Texas during the 2015 free agency, is under contract with San Antonio for the 2020-21 season at $24M.
30/08/202022:25
During the NBA’s seeding games, every ball boy and ball girl wore black “Black Lives Matter” t-shirts, but a few players began noticing those ball boys and ball girls suddenly wearing blue NBA logo t-shirts when the playoffs started.
Some owners never wanted “Black Lives Matter” painted on the court or on T-shirts worn by league employees in arenas, sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.
30/08/202022:09
Carmelo Anthony has been on the New York Knicks’ radar since Leon Rose took over as president in March, league sources told Marc Berman of the New York Post. Rose was Anthony’s agent while at Creative Artists Agency.
League sources believed that Anthony wanted to end his career with the Knicks when the season was paused due to the pandemic, though sentiments may have changed due to the Blazers’ play inside the bubble. Following their season-ending loss to the Lakers, Anthony has stated that he wants to remain in Portland.
30/08/202014:53
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is available to play in Game 1 against the Boston Celtics.
Lowry sprained his ankle during the series against Brooklyn but is expected to be on the court today as Toronto and Boston will play today at 1 p.m. ET.
30/08/202014:30
Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris is planning a return for a win-or-go-home Game 6 against the Utah Jazz, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Harris has been sidelined for the entire restart in the bubble with a strained hip.
Game 6 will be “win or go home” for the Nuggets as the Jazz lead the series 3-2.
29/08/202011:46
According to Philly Inquirer’s Keith Pompey, other two NBA coaches are interested in the Philadelphia 76ers coaching job, vacant since the firing of Brett Brown.
The names are the ones of Jason Kidd, currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers and already a coach with Brooklyn and Milwaukee, and John Lucas, currently the Houston Rockets player development coach and former head coach of Spurs, Cavs and the Sixers themselves from 1994 to 1996.
29/08/202008:42
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James led a small group of players who turned to former US President Barack Obama late Wednesday evening on how to move forward hours after the players decided to strike as a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Obama spoke to James, Chris Paul and a few other players, reportedly advising them to continue playing and to utilize the opportunity to contextualize action they want in order to play.
29/08/202008:37
Members within the Brooklyn Nets’ organization are pessimistic over potentially hiring Ty Lue as their next coach, sources told Ian Begley of SNY. While the source doesn’t mention any specific reason for the organization’s pessimism, it records that former Cavs coach is seeking $7 million per season.
Nets are still rumoured to have interest in Gregg Popovich, and interim coach Jacque Vaughn will also be a candidate to get the role on a permanent basis.
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