Steve Clifford

It did not take Steve Clifford long to land on his feet after losing his head coaching gig with the Charlotte Hornets. He is now the guiding force for the Orlando Magic. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news on Wednesday: Steve Clifford has agreed to a four-year deal to become the head coach of the Orlando [...]

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: [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/992030198710390784] Most of these were a given even before they were official. Mike Budenholzer is atop every vacancy’s list [...]

Add another team to the ever-growing list of teams in search of a new coach this off-season. The Hornets announced that they have made the decision to fire Steve Clifford after five seasons. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/984796136371310593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This doesn’t come as a huge surprise as the team under-performed the past two seasons, going 36-46 and missing the [...]

Good news for Buzz City, well respected head coach Steve Clifford has been medically cleared to return to the sideline. [tweet https://twitter.com/hornets/status/951617484192444416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Clifford has been away from the team since December 6th due to severe headaches. The Hornets have gone 6-11 in their past 17 games with Clifford out and lead assistant Stephen Silas (Son [...]

Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford is stepping away from the team for an undetermined period of time. Here’s the announcement from that the organization released on Wednesday: The Charlotte Hornets announced today that Head Coach Steve Clifford will be away from the team for the immediate future to address his health. Currently, there is [...]

Offensive aid is on the way for the Charlotte Hornets. Defensive help, too. Nicolas Batum has yet to play this season while recovering from a torn ligament in his left elbow, and the Hornets have struggled without him. Jeremy Lamb has stepped up as a scorer, defender and even passer, but the team is still [...]

Steve Clifford knows the Charlotte Hornets have their work cut out for them on offense. Last season, his troops finished ninth in points scored per 100 possessions, according to Basketball-Reference, surprising just about everyone. But Clifford isn’t expecting a repeat of that points-piling success, per the Charlotte Observer‘s Rick Bonnell: “We probably don’t have as [...]

Initially thought to be on the hot seat entering the 2015-16 regular season, Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford is now sitting pretty. Through 2018-19. According to the Charlotte Observer‘s Rick Bonnell, the Hornets and Clifford, who was slated to be a coaching free agent, have come to terms on a contract extension that will keep [...]

Kevin McHale is out for the Houston Rockets. J.B Bickerstaff is in. At some point in the near future, though, someone else may be in—Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau, for instance. In breaking the news that McHale had been canned, Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski also briefly discussed potential replacements, identifying Van Gundy and Thibodeau [...]

Lance Stephenson is having a bad season. Real bad. The Hornets went from low-end playoff team to a top-five Eastern Conference squad upon signing him. He made their defense stronger, and their offense more potent. It was a great signing. Yet the results have said otherwise. Injuries to Kemba Walker, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Al Jefferson and [...]