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In a coaching search that in some ways started all the way back in October (the Suns fired former head coach Earl Watson after an 0-3 start) and led to anywhere from 10 to 12 interviews, the Phoenix Suns have decided to hire Igor Kokoskov to be their next head coach. It is pretty crazy [...]

Kawhi Leonard is back! Sort of. Well, not really. With rumors of discord between Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs organization continuing to swirl, the two time Defensive Player of the Year has returned to the city after spending most of his time rehabbing in New York, according to ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes. Leonard just doesn’t, [...]

Stan Van Gundy will be back with the Detroit Pistons next season—unless he’s not open to change. Van Gundy’s future with the franchise was considered up in the air by year’s end. The coach-president yet again failed to guide his team into the playoffs, all while piecing together an intractable payroll and saddling them with [...]

Victor Oladipo is coming off one helluva season. He averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and a league-best 2.4 steals per game while slashing 47.7/37.1/79.9 in his first year with the Indiana Pacers. His performance in the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers was touch-and-go at times, but his transcendence largely translated to the [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers have some changes to make over the offseason. Firing head coach Terry Stotts, however, doesn’t appear to be one of them. Though speculation to the contrary cropped up immediately after the Blazers were swept in the first round by the New Orleans Pelicans, The New York Times‘ Marc Stein brings word in [...]

Good news for anyone who wants Los Angeles Lakers team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka to be on good terms with LaVar Ball: The Purple and Gold’s executives don’t think their relationship with Lonzo Ball’s father is on rickety footing. Both executives intimated as much during the Lakers’ exit interviews. Here are [...]

The Oklahoma City didn’t come anywhere close to meeting expectations in the 2017-18 season after acquiring Paul George and Carmelo Anthony in the off-season, losing in six games in the 1st round to the Utah Jazz. That is not exactly what anybody envisioned happening and makes Paull George’s free agency decision that much more interesting [...]

Boston sports fans are known as some of the most passionate and aggressive sports fans in the country (and they love to tell you about it). They were out in full force on Monday night to support the Celtics in Game 1 of their 2nd round series with the 76ers and may have contributed just [...]

Minnesota Timberwolves coach-president Tom Thibodeau is on the same page as everyone else: He knows his team needs wings who can shoot and defend. The problem? So does everyone else. Speaking with the media a few days after the Timberwolves were eliminated from the postseason by the Houston Rockets, Thibs made it clear he will [...]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley didn’t mince words when delivering his annual exit interview to the press: He believes head coach Erik Spoelstra and Hassan Whiteside have some relationship-building to do. From the Sun-Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman: “By the time we got to the playoffs, I don’t think he was ready,” Riley said. “He wasn’t ready. He [...]