Coach

Kurt Rambis is now the face of the New York Knicks defense. If you’re getting deja vu, you won’t be the only one. The Knicks named Rambis interim head coach last season after firing Derek Fisher, and now, under Jeff Hornacek, he’s being given more responsibility yet again. ESPN.com’s Marc Stein was the first with [...]

So I guess it’s safe to say the Los Angeles Lakers prefer Luke Walton to Byron Scott. Bold, I know. But it’s the truth. The Lakers are above .500, at 4-3, with one of the 12 best net ratings in the NBA. And while it’s still early, Jordan Clarkson says the team wants to continue [...]

Take it from Stephen Curry: The Los Angeles Lakers’ players love them some Luke Walton. Baxter Holmes wrote a fabulous piece for ESPN.com on Walton’s attempts to bring a little Golden State Warriors culture to Hollywood. There is a long way to go, quite obviously, but the early returns are good. Walton’s players like him [...]

Mike D’Antoni doesn’t have to worry about ruffling James Harden’s feathers. His relationship with him, and his play style, is more similar to his dealings with Steve Nash than his experiences with Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant. That’s been one of the knocks on D’Antoni—aside, of course, from his lack of defensive fortitude—over the past [...]

Derek Fisher going directly from playing in the NBA to coaching in the NBA was rare. Aside from Jason Kidd, he’s the only other guy to do this without any sort of break in between. But what might also set Fisher apart from former player-turned-coach, is that he’s now attempting to become the first player-turned [...]

Stephen Jackson has been out of basketball for a few years, but has been making his rounds on ESPN. He’s interesting to listen to and probably has a strong TV career looking at him if it’s something he wants to pursue full-time. But maybe that’s not quite on his mind yet, as the 38 year [...]

It sounds like Luke Walton is already over the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Finals implosion against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Having your dream job lined up can have that effect. The Los Angeles Lakers officially introduced Walton, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Warriors, as their next head honcho. And [...]

Add Kristaps Porzingis to the list of New York Knicks who are excited to play for new head coach Jeff Hornacek. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: “There were a lot of names, coming up — David Blatt, [Frank] Vogel. Hornacek just came out of the nowhere,” Porzingis said in an interview with ESPN this week from [...]

Carmelo Anthony isn’t the only member of the New York Knicks excited to play for Jeff Hornacek. There are more. A lot more, from the sounds of it. From Ian Begley of ESPN.com: One of the more intriguing early storylines in the Hornacek tenure is how he changes the triangle offense. The general expectation is [...]

Two NBA head coaching vacancies remain: the Houston Rockets’ and Memphis Grizzlies’ positions. Soon enough, though, the Rockets may stand alone, as the only team in the league without a head coach. Because the Grizzlies, for their part, seem enamored by Miami Heat assistant David Fizdale, who has been brought back for a second interview, [...]