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After J.B Bickerstaff informed the Rockets that he’s not interested in becoming their permanent head coach, the search has become wide open. We’ve seen jobs, like Sacramento, get filled up, so the number of available gigs is shrinking. But one name that has the Rockets attention is Kenny Smith. I’ve said for years that, on [...]

Less than three days after being let go as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, in what reportedly was more his decision, Dave Joerger has been hired as the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/729737110605815808] Joeger will reportedly sign a four-year, $16 million contract to become the Kings 9th coach since [...]

Al Horford will be one of the NBA’s hottest available free agents over the summer, though that depends on how you define “available.” While he may be an unrestricted free agent, his intention is to stick with the Atlanta Hawks. Even after they were swept in the playoffs for the second straight year by the [...]

It feels like this has been an absolute certainty since Christmas, as Steph Curry was clearly the best player in the world this season while playing for the best team the NBA has seen in decades. It was made official Monday morning, Steph Curry was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2nd consecutive [...]

Since he’s already been injured twice so far in these playoffs, when should Steph Curry truly make his return to the court? Do they need him vs. Portland? Does OKC have a chance versus the Spurs, and does the Luke Walton hire in Los Angeles make much sense? Kevin Burke discusses… Please enable Javascript to [...]

It became official Friday that despite Curry’s belief and desire that he would make his playoff return in Game 3 of the Warriors 2nd round series against the Blazers he is being ruled out for the game. [tweet https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/728619968246493192] He has missed the past three postseason games after spraining his MCL in his right knee [...]

Are you an NBA general manager interested in trading for Jimmy Butler? Good news: The Chicago Bulls will listen to your offer. Bad news: They just don’t plan on accepting it. From CSNNE.com’s A. Sherrod Blakely: A league source tells CSNNE.com that the Bulls, while still open to listening to offers for Butler, are telling [...]

High-profile restricted free agents don’t typically switch NBA teams. Festus Ezeli could be an exception this summer. And the Los Angeles Lakers, apparently, are ready to pounce on this unique opportunity, according to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: According to several league executives, that is likely to be what it takes to land Warriors restricted [...]

The San Antonio Spurs’ interest in signing Kevin Durant this summer is a thing. Apparently a real thing. We’ve thought about it. Read about it. Heard about it. Wondered whether it’s true. Talked ourselves out of it. Then back into it. Then out of it again. Would the Spurs really swing for the fences in [...]

It was revealed Thursday morning the Indiana Pacers and President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird, have decided to not not renew Frank Vogel’s contract as head coach of the team. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/728239893508435968] This is a head scratching move as Vogel is regarded in many circles as a top 10 coach in the NBA and has [...]