All NBA Teams All NBA Teams Eastern Atlanta Boston Brooklyn Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Miami Milwaukee New York Orlando Philadelphia Toronto Washington Western Dallas Denver Golden State Houston LA Clippers LA Lakers Memphis Minnesota New Orleans Oklahoma City Phoenix Portland Sacramento San Antonio Utah Longtime NBA reporter Ric Bucher went on “The Odd Cou… shares share tweet pin sms send email 2 years ago – via Jeremy Layton @ New York Post Longtime NBA reporter Ric Bucher went on “The Odd Couple” podcast with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker and shared an interesting tidbit about the discord in Houston. According to Bucher, there is a “revolt” going on, and it’s directly related to Fertitta supporting President Trump. “I immediately thought this was Daryl Morey leaving, and Mike D’Antoni leaving, and Russell Westbrook and James Harden going ‘No offense to Stephen Silas or Rafael Stone, but we don’t want a starter kit, we’re playing for a championship,’” Bucher said on the podcast. “But what I heard is — and we know how much politics and political position had to do with the boycott and protests during the (NBA) bubble — I’m hearing that Tilman Fertitta’s strong Republican support and donations is one of the things that is contributing to this dissatisfaction, and those two [Westbrook and Harden] are not the only ones to want out of Houston. Lesser players are of the same mind. There is a revolt here because they look at Fertitta as a guy who supports the current president.” Daryl Morey, Donald Trump, Politics, Tilman Fertitta, Uncategorized Daryl Morey, Donald Trump, Politics, Tilman Fertitta, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Houston Rockets shares share tweet pin sms send email
Simi Shittu signs with Orlando Chris Haynes: Free agent forward Simi Shittu has reached an agreement on a deal with the Orlando Magic, his agent Daniel Hazan of @hazansportsmgmt tells @YahooSports . 8 hours ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Free Agency, Top Rumors Top Rumors, Free Agency, Simi Shittu, Orlando Magic
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the meeting took place this past Saturday, and Kevin Durant indicated that he could stay with Brooklyn if general manager Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash were no longer there. Understandably, peers of Marks and Nash were not happy. “I get that players have more power these days, but I think it’s a little too far if he’s out here trying to get Steve fired,” said one coach, who was quickly reminded of Magic Johnson’s fingerprints on Paul Westhead’s firing back in November of 1981 and other power plays, some of which may well have been justified. 8 hours ago – via Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com Coaching, Sean Marks, Steve Nash, Trade, Uncategorized Coaching, Sean Marks, Steve Nash, Trade, Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
The head of basketball ops from another club was similarly displeased. “Livid,” he said. “Livid. He and Kyrie (Irving) basically told Sean they were coming (as free agents in 2019), and Sean did pretty much everything they wanted after that. Signing DeAndre Jordan for four years? That’s something Kyrie and KD wanted. Getting James Harden? Then getting a guy who should be a perfect complement to them (Ben Simmons) when Harden wanted out? Sean did all that.” 8 hours ago – via Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com Coaching, Sean Marks, Steve Nash, Trade, Uncategorized Coaching, Sean Marks, Steve Nash, Trade, Ben Simmons, DeAndre Jordan, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets
However, when asked if he would welcome Durant to his own club should he be attainable at a fair price, the exec paused and laughed. “Well … ” he said. “OK, you got me there. But, see, that’s the part of this that will always be hard for some people to grasp. I’m talking about the fans who just see the players as employees. These guys are not interchangeable parts. You can’t just plug in someone else to do what KD does.” 8 hours ago – via Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com Coaching, Sean Marks, Steve Nash, Trade, Uncategorized Coaching, Sean Marks, Steve Nash, Trade, Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
Former Bucks player Justin Robinson signed for 2022-23 with Australian team Illawarra Hawks. 8 hours ago – via Alberto De Roa @ HoopsHype Australia, Free Agency, Uncategorized Australia, Free Agency, Justin Robinson
Marc Stein: Dallas plans to hire former NBA swingman Marko Milič — Slovenia’s first NBA player — to join the coaching staff in player development, league sources confirm. Milič obviously knows Luka Dončić well and played with Jason Kidd in Phoenix. More NBA from me: marcstein.Substack.com 8 hours ago – via Twitter TheSteinLine Coaching, Marco Milic, Uncategorized Coaching, Marco Milic, Jason Kidd, Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
Detroit Pistons center Kelly Olynyk is a married man! The basketball star, 31, wed his longtime love Jackie McNulty, 31, in a traditional, yet playful, outdoor ceremony at Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez, California Saturday, as personal guests of the winery’s owners. 8 hours ago – via People Uncategorized Kelly Olynyk, Detroit Pistons
The happy event was actually the third ceremony for the Gonzaga University alums, who first wed in an intimate family wedding in Idaho before going to Las Vegas to get married by Elvis, they exclusively tell PEOPLE. 8 hours ago – via People Uncategorized Kelly Olynyk, Detroit Pistons