Billy Donovan

There is no sugarcoating the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t not live up to expectations this season. After blockbuster moves to acquire Paul George and Carmelo Anthony this summer, many thought they would be the biggest threat to the Warriors throne in the western conference and maybe the NBA. Fast forward 7 months [...]

Even those who poke fun at Andre Roberson’s complete lack of shooting cannot deny he’s a terrific perimeter defender. He assumes the toughest assignments on a regular basis, and yet he seldom gets torched. Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan doesn’t think we talk about this impact enough. In fact, he thinks Roberson belongs in [...]

Last year, Billy Donovan replaced Scott Brooks as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, inheriting a roster of three stars, in Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Russell Westbrook—a trio fit to headline a championship favorite. Now, one year later, just one of those players remains: Westbrook. And you ought to believe Donovan still appreciates [...]

Take that, Mark Cuban. Ahead of the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 5 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, a letdown that bounced them from the first round of the playoffs, Cuban had a not-so-nice, totally out-of-touch thing to say about Russell Westbrook, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: [tweet https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/724732258670649345] Westbrook responded with a 36-point, [...]

NBA franchises have seldom entered the college coaching ranks in search of a new leader for their team. In fact, the latest trend is former players who have no experience roaming the sideline. The Boston Celtics are an exception, having snatched Brad Stevens away from mid-major powerhouse Butler University two years ago, but that’s about [...]

The search is on. Less than two days after stunning the NBA by winning the draft lottery, despite a paltry 1.7 percent chance of doing so, the Cleveland Cavaliers have turned their attentions to finding someone to replace the departed Mike Brown. And according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, their search has led them to Florida’s [...]

August 1, 2012 – Allen Moll Being around the game of basketball for more than 30 years as a player, coach, and fan, I can honestly say that I’ve never seen something like what you are about to see in the clip below. [...]