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Rick Bonnell: Ben McLemore says he expects to interview with the Bobcats tonight. Twitter @rick_bonnell

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Rick Bonnell: Bobcats have interviewed Gonzaga 7-footer Kelly Olynyk, who figures to go no higher than 11th. Trade-back scenario? Twitter @rick_bonnell

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Jason Quick: Michael Carter-Williams said he also interviewed with OKC, Minnesota, Detroit and Charlotte Twitter @jwquick

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Chris Mannix: Otto Porter has interviewed with Charlotte, Phoenix and OKC. Says he looks at Cleveland, Phoenix and Orlando as being the best fit. Twitter @ChrisMannixSI

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Ken Berger: The Bobcats will meet with Lakers assistant Steve Clifford next week, sources say. Twitter @KBergCBS

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Marc Stein: Kelvin Sampson had his long-anticipated interview w/Charlotte today. Next up for Bobcats: Steve Clifford after his interview w/Bucks today Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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Frank Isola: Lakers assistant Steve Clifford, interviewing for Bucks head coaching job, is being courted by at least two other teams, including Charlotte Twitter @FisolaNYDN

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Marc J. Spears: Bobcats expected to interview CSKA Moscow asst coach Quin Snyder again, a source tells Y! Snyder interviewed as a Lakers assistant last year Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

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11. Charlotte Bobcats: "It's a great area, a great city, and they've got a good facility. I don't know if it's MJ, but the thing that's discouraging about them is that they have no direction. They need to get one plan that they believe in, put their seatbelt on, strap in, ride and go with it. "They're like a bad lawyer who keeps switching defenses. They've switched directions a few times now. They need to save their money and be bad, take a beating and build it up. Maybe they need to spend the money and bring in a big-time coach and treat it like a college situation, where you let the coach be the face of the team and then you figure it out from there." ESPN.com

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Tom Moore: #NBA source: #Suns and #Bobcats are expected to join #Sixers in interviewing #Jazz assistant Jeff Hornacek. Twitter @tmoorepburbs

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Sam Amick: Also on coaching front, Cleveland assistant Nate Tibbets will have his Charlotte interview on Thursday. Mike Dunlap was fired after season. Twitter @sam_amick

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Sources say you can also add Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson's name to that group out of the running. Sampson, though, does remain a top contender in Milwaukee and Charlotte. ESPN.com

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Mark Berman: At least 3 teams requested permission to interview Rockets ass't Kelvin Sampson. Latest according to sources: 76ers along w/ Bucks & Bobcats Twitter @MarkBermanFox26

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According to a source, the Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Bobcats also have requested permission to interview Sampson. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Niki Bakouli: Biggest rumor the last two days in Greece? Michael Jordan is enjoying his honeymoon in the Greek Islands in a private yacht Twitter @Eurohoopsnet

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The Charlotte Bobcats have asked for and received permission to interview Los Angeles Lakers assistant Steve Clifford for their head-coaching job, a Lakers spokesman confirmed to the Observer. Charlotte Observer

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Clifford becomes the sixth known candidate to fill the opening created when the Bobcats fired Mike Dunlap last month. The others: Former Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry and four assistants: Nate Tibbetts (Cleveland), Kelvin Sampson (Houston), Jeff Hornacek (Utah) and Elston Turner (most recently with the Suns). Charlotte Observer

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Miami Heat star LeBron James is named Most Valuable Player for the fourth time, league sources confirmed Friday. James has been voted MVP for the second straight season and for the fourth time in the past five years. He'll join Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain with at least four MVP awards. ESPN.com

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Jack, who drew interest from multiple teams during the trade deadline, is in the last year of his contract paying him $5 million this season. He is expected to be a fairly well sought after this offseason, especially with the postseason he’s having, as multiple teams are looking for a point guard. Multiple teams are looking for point guards — including Utah, Charlotte, Toronto and possibly Milwaukee (since Brandon Jennings is a restricted free agent). Plus, Jack has proven to be a difference-maker off the bench, which has intrigued multiple teams that already have a point guard, such as the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. Contra Costa Times

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he list of known candidates for the Charlotte Bobcats head-coaching job is at five and probably growing. Various news sources have identified four current NBA assistants, plus Shelby native Alvin Gentry, who has been a head coach with four NBA teams. The assistants (in alphabetical order): Jeff Hornacek (Utah Jazz), Kelvin Sampson (Houston Rockets), Nate Tibbetts (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Elston Turner (most recently with the Phoenix Suns). Charlotte Observer

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