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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. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/991816217081073669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] It is [...]

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 [...]

The New York Knicks have added Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown to their list of head coaching candidates. And now they’re officially ready to hire Jeff Hornacek’s replacement. From ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: After talking with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, the New York Knicks have completed interviews for the franchise’s head-coaching job, and team officials are huddling [...]

The Boston Celtics’ toughness and perseverance despite all of their injury issues is a true marvel and testament to their coaching and the heart of their players on the roster. Despite being without Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theiss, the Celtics managed to win their first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks in 7 [...]

Otto Porter has not always looked like himself during the Washington Wizards’ first-round playoff series with the Toronto Raptors. He’s tallied over 30 minutes in four of the first five games, but he doesn’t look as comfortable moving off the ball on offense, and he’s fallen behind Toronto’s ball-handlers at times on the other end. [...]

After granting Mike Budenholzer permission to speak with the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks about their coaching vacancies, the Atlanta Hawks ultimately elected to part ways with their head honcho rather than hold out for potential compensation. Here’s ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski with the details on what has been deemed a mutual dissolution: “I am [...]

Things have gone south in South Beach for Hassan Whiteside and the Miami Heat. After a career year in 2016-17, Whiteside saw his minutes and numbers decrease across the board this season as he dealt with injuries and fell out of favor with a Heat team that is preferring smaller lineups. He has oscillated between [...]

The free agency climate is much different than it was two or three years ago. A player of Wes Matthews caliber (coming off of a torn Achilles no less), which is a fifth starter or bench wing player, would never sign a four-year, $70 million contract in 2018. This is exactly the reason that Matthews [...]

The former No. 1 pick of the 2005 NBA Draft and 13-year NBA veteran, Andrew Bogut is the greatest native Australian basketball player in NBA history and now he will return home to play in the country where he grew up. Bogut has signed a contract to join the Sydney Kings of the NBL… [tweet [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are fighting for their playoff lives against the pesky Indiana Pacers in Round 1. LeBron James is trying to lead his team to an 8th consecutive NBA Finals (4th with the Cavaliers) despite having the worst supporting cast that he has had since his first stint as a Cavalier. He had another [...]