Marc J. Spears: Before hiring Billy Donovan as their next head coach, a source said the Chicago Bulls also interviewed Stephen Silas, Jamahl Mosley, Dan Craig, Kenny Atkinson, Jarron Collins, Ime Udoka, David Vanterpool, Wes Unseld, Jr, Darvin Ham also Chris Fleming. … [Read more...] about
Speaking on “The Joe Budden Podcast” over the weekend, Durant was asked about the Houston swingman’s reported bedroom visit from a female COVID-19 testing official who worked in the bubble. Although the incident resulted in House missing three games against the Lakers and being booted early from Orlando (the Rockets were eliminated shortly after), Durant didn’t object too much … [Read more...] about
Scotto: “When I look at the Bulls, Kenny Atkinson always seemed like an ideal fit there given what he did in Brooklyn building up the culture and really developing guys, which Chicago is built around. They have a ton of young guys in Wendell Carter, Lauri Markkanen, Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and Coby White. You’ve heard talk of assistants like Ime Udoka and Wes Unseld Jr., who … [Read more...] about
Kelly Iko: I think taking the Clippers job was good for his perspective. Despite flaming out in the second round against the Denver Nuggets and falling well short of expectations, Lue was part of a formidable coaching staff. The Rockets operate similarly to a football team in terms of specialization and responsibilities and Gunning, Turner, Lucas, and Brase make up an assistant … [Read more...] about
Who brought the best bottle? Redick: “In my little circle of T.J. McConnell, Doug McDermott, Tobias Harris and Josh Hart, it was usually me. But Josh has got some great Bordeaux in his collection. But he also had some shipped in. The last night I was there, I didn’t have enough room in my luggage to transport all of the wine back home to New York. So I brought six or seven … [Read more...] about
Other investors in Art of Sport include Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler, Houston Rockets guard James Harden and National Football League wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. … [Read more...] about
Durant demurred and declined to make any bold predictions or guarantees for next season, saying simply, “I don’t know, we’re going to see.” He also didn’t address the Nets’ loaded roster in any specific sense, saying only that he hoped to see 40-year-old Jamal Crawford, who joined the team in the bubble but pulled his hamstring in his debut, re-signed as a free agent. “I don’t … [Read more...] about
When Budden said that he’d hoped Durant would be in New York for the podcast, the Nets star replied that he was in California since “the Nets (are) out here working out, so I had to stay. A few of us, four or five of us, out here.” Durant, Irving and some other Nets – of both the Brooklyn and Long Island variety, like Spencer Dinwiddie, Devin Cannady and Jaylen Hands – have … [Read more...] about
With Nash having been a longtime confidant of Durant, there’s been a persistent perception that Durant picked his friend, while Irving had been somewhat less than sold on the decision. Durant called into the Joe Budden podcast Saturday and insisted he didn’t make the final call, but backed it along with Irving. “First of all, I didn’t pick the Nets coach. We’ve got people in … [Read more...] about