The Pistons passed on Mavericks executive Dennis Lindsey and hired Trajan Langdon as their president of basketball operations. However, the Pistons would still like to bring in Lindsey for another front office role under Langdon. Lindsey has been discussed as an ongoing target for the Pistons, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack post. Lindsey was the other finalist for … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Lindsey, Williams, George, Bronny James, Cassell
Draft Rumors: Buzelis, Clingan, Dillingham, Topic, More
Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo of ESPN recently updated their top-100 list, with several new tidbits of information on prospects ranked in the top 25 (subscription required). Sources tell Givony that G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis “will work out for almost every team in the top five.” As Givony writes, teams are intrigued by Buzelis’ size, skills, versatility and … [Read more...] about Draft Rumors: Buzelis, Clingan, Dillingham, Topic, More
Kerr Sees Olympics As “Win Or Fail”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr understands the pressure on Team USA to capture an Olympic gold medal this summer, calling it a “win or fail” situation, per Ron Kroichick of The San Francisco Chronicle. Part of Kerr’s early preparation has been watching past losses to see what went wrong, including a 113-111 defeat against Germany in last year’s FIBA World Cup semifinals. “One of the … [Read more...] about Kerr Sees Olympics As “Win Or Fail”
2024 NBA Draft Picks By Team
The Spurs and Trail Blazers were among the winners on last month’s draft lottery day, with the results on May 12 ensuring that both teams would have a pair of lottery picks in 2024. San Antonio received Toronto’s top-six protected first-rounder when it dropped to No. 8, while Portland was assured of receiving Golden State’s top-four protected first-rounder when it remained at … [Read more...] about 2024 NBA Draft Picks By Team
2024 NBA Offseason Preview: Sacramento Kings
The Kings were one of the NBA’s feel-good stories of the 2022/23 season. First-year head coach Mike Brown led Sacramento to its best record (48-34) since 2005 and its first playoff berth since 2006, with no team scoring more points per 100 possessions (118.6) than the Kings. In many ways, the sequel in 2023/24 was a worthy follow-up — despite dealing with injuries to a couple … [Read more...] about 2024 NBA Offseason Preview: Sacramento Kings