After they got off to a 2-3 start, including a 10-point loss at Chicago on Friday, Steve Popper of Newsday wonders whether the Knicks‘ offseason coaching change was necessary or if they were trying to fix something that wasn’t broken. Management decided to replace Tom Thibodeau after he took New York to the conference finals last season and brought in Mike Brown, who promised … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Coaching Change, Towns, Hart, Robinson
Josh Hart Reveals Nerve Damage In Shooting Hand
Knicks forward Josh Hart is suffering from nerve damage throughout his shooting hand, he revealed on Sunday to Fred Katz and James L Edwards III of The Athletic. Hart previously acknowledged prior to training camp that an offseason procedure on his right ring finger didn’t sufficiently address the issue. Now he’s providing more details on the injury and suggesting it’s more … [Read more...] about Josh Hart Reveals Nerve Damage In Shooting Hand
Nets Notes: Fernandez, Saraf, Martin, Powell, Wolf
Nets coach Jordi Fernandez understands that wins aren’t likely to be plentiful this season, but he wants to see a better effort from his players than he did in Sunday’s game against Philadelphia, writes Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Brooklyn gave up 129 points in a home loss to a Sixers team playing without Joel Embiid and was never really competitive while falling to … [Read more...] about Nets Notes: Fernandez, Saraf, Martin, Powell, Wolf
Kings Eyeing Free Agent Precious Achiuwa
12:27pm: Isaac Jones will likely be waived if the Kings come to an agreement with Achiuwa, Brett Siegel of Clutch Points tweets. 11:31am: The Kings could soon add a veteran big man. They are looking at bringing in Precious Achiuwa, NBA insider Jake Fischer tweets. Sacramento is off to a 2-4 start and are undersized at the power forward spot. The Kings have been using smaller … [Read more...] about Kings Eyeing Free Agent Precious Achiuwa
Knicks Notes: Bench, Adversity, Robinson, Donovan
The Knicks were hoping to upgrade their bench when they added Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele in free agency, but the early returns have been disappointing thus far, writes Bridget Reilly of The New York Post. Yabusele signed a two-year, $11.3MM deal with the Knicks after a solid season with Philadelphia. He got off to a slow start with New York during the preseason and … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Bench, Adversity, Robinson, Donovan