Rivers will remain as the Clippers head coach.
The Los Angeles Clippers and head coach Doc Rivers mutually agreed to let Rivers step down from his front office duties with the organization, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Rivers is still the head coach, and Lawrence Frank is now in charge of basketball operations.
Jordan believes Leonard may be the best player in the NBA right now.
San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard is one of the best players in the entire NBA. He can defend a team's best offensive player with his huge 6'7 frame while shouldering a lot of the Spurs' scoring load by himself. It’s up for debate where Leonard falls in the pecking order of the NBA’s best players, but Michael Jordan has him at the top.
Andrew Wiggins is eligible for a contract extension this summer, but has yet to get a deal
Most players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft are eligible for contract extensions this summer. No one has yet inked a deal and it’s a mystery as to whether any of the big names will lock up long-term money this summer.
The Cavs might not win 50 next year, according to Kevin Pelton’s model.
The Cleveland Cavaliers certainly underperformed in last year’s regular season, going 51-31 while struggling with injuries, continuity problems, and of course, incredibly inconsistent effort.
The former Warrior has a new home.
an Clark, an NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, is heading to the New Orleans Pelicans on a one-year deal, according to the Vertical’s Shams Charania. The contract is worth $1.6 million.
The Bulls had an offseason that was awful in execution and will set the franchise back for years, compounded in awfulness in that the same guys who made these calls will keep getting chances to make things worse. You could be charitable in giving credit for at least the design of the offseason being not-awful, that is if you’re a ‘PATH’ sympathizer and not really thinking about said path’s, well, path.
Another Golden Year in the books for our Golden Boy
The transformation of the Golden State Warriors really started with Steph Curry. He was the initial force that propelled the franchise into greatness. And the arch keeps getting higher every year. Three-time all-NBA team, a pair of consecutive NBA MVP awards, and two championship rings in the last three years – and he’s likely to crest even higher still. There’s just no knowing how long the flight can be sustained, but he just turned in another season that proved once again that he’s still getting better.
Anthony isn’t interested in the Cavaliers’ dysfunction
It’s August and the NBA’s offseason hasn’t been able to slow down, largely because of the Knicks struggles to move on from Carmelo Anthony. (Of course, Kyrie Irving’s trade request has energized the news cycle, as well.) It doesn’t look like that will be changing anytime soon.
Ten years ago, the NBA’s first modern superteam was formed. There hasn’t been a successor quite like it.
The first lesson of NBA roster building is there are no guarantees. The can’t-miss phenom gets hurt in Year 3. The dynamic pair of teammates decide they can no longer stand each other’s company. The big acquisition that’s supposed to put you over the top weighs you down and kills your cap sheet.
