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The New York Knicks have spoken to and interviewed everyone and their mother during their head coaching search this summer (seriously, ask your mom) and according to reports, may be zeroing in on former Memphis Grizzlies coach and Miami Heat assistant, David Fizdale. Fizdale is well known and liked around the league by players and [...]

With the Milwaukee Bucks comfortably removed from the NBA’s postseason, they can now begin the process of replacing Jason Kidd. And according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, they have more than a few names in mind: Most of these were a given even before they were official. Mike Budenholzer is atop every vacancy’s list of candidates [...]

You know what they say: NBA superstars never forget. In Joel Embiid’s case, they may not ever forgive, either. Speaking with reporters in advance of the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 2 matchup with the Boston Celtics, the All-Star center lamented the time his team spent as the punchline to everyone’s jokes. Here are his full thoughts, [...]

Because of what anticipates to be a very tight market in free agency this summer, many players around the league are opting into the final year of their contracts including Jeremy Lin, Wes Matthews, Cory Joseph and Wes Johnson, but Jamal Crawford has never been one to follow a crowd. The 38-year-old shooter has decided [...]

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 [...]