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Jerry Sloan Returns to the Utah Jazz - Rejoice with Us
SLC Dunk — Randy Rigby (And Greg Miller before that) announced that Coach Sloan is returning to the family. I am pleased and honored to have Jerry Sloan back in the Jazz family in an official capacity. Details on 1280TheZone at 5pm. — Greg Miller (@GregInUtah) June 19, 2013 Official release: http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/20130619-jerry-sloan.html Jerry Sloan will join Karl Malone as the most recent additions to the Jazz staff as the team begins its rebuilding around the young core. Randy Rigby stated that Sloan would be involved with the Jazz as frequently as he and the organization see...
Utah Jazz 7 hours ago
Nuggets scouts Mike Bratz and Dan Tolzman both leaving organization
Denver Stiffs — When Masai Ujiri took the GM job with the Toronto Raptors he cleaned a little house with the dismissal of scout Alvin Williams and some other employees. We could see Tim Connelly wanting to bring in some of his own people too as the Nuggets have now lost director of player personnel Mike Bratz and scouting director Dan Tolzman, according to Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post. Bratz's and Tolman's departures bring the number of front office individuals (including the coach) not returning to the Nuggets for next season up to five - coach George Karl, Ujiri, vice president of basketball ...
Denver Nuggets 7 hours ago
Looking ahead: what must Scott Brooks do for the 2013-14 season?
Welcome to Loud City — (Today's post marks the inaugural column of Thunder reporter Sarah Rogers, who will hopefully become a regular commentator here at WTLC) I live in OKC, and after I spoke to Oklahoma City Thunder fans this offseason, many are ready to tar and feather head coach Scott Brooks. OKC fans blame Brooks for the collapse in the playoffs. They are not dedicated fans of his and they are ready to run him out of town. When Rockets rookie Patrick Beverley collided with the knee of guard Russell Westbrook in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals, the Thunders' path to the NBA Finals was fo...
Oklahoma City Thunder 7 hours ago
Orlando Magic trade rumor: Clippers waiting for better Eric Bledsoe offer, according to report
Orlando Pinstriped Post — Rumors linking the Orlando Magic to Los Angeles Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe reached a peak Thursday when ESPN Insider Chad Ford reported that the teams had "mutual interest" in making a trade involving Bledsoe and Magic swingman Arron Afflalo. Wednesday, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated provided an update on the talks. "Los Angeles prefers to keep Bledsoe for now in hopes of landing a bigger offer," according to Mannix, who cites a source. In the rumored deal, Orlando would convey Afflalo to the Clippers in exchange for Bledsoe and the expiring contract of Caron Butler. Ble...
Orlando Magic 8 hours ago
Offseason withdrawals: I even miss the Phoenix Suns in-game music!
Bright Side Of The Sun — The NBA game experience is like none other. I have been regularly attending Phoenix Suns games for going on nine years now and still get amazed with how much effort they put into Game Operations every night. From the national anthem to the final buzzer, there's rarely a quiet moment to be had. From constant music to the Suns Dancers to the emcee to the timeout games to the kiss cams to every other gimmick you can think of, NBA teams decided a long time ago that more is better. Why? Because no NBA team can keep today's ADHD fans constantly engaged non-stop for two to three hours becau...
Phoenix Suns 8 hours agoPhoenix Suns Podcast 27: Eight more days until the draft!
Bright Side Of The Sun — I know what you're thinking. Actually I don't, but if I ever become telepathic I'll give you a heads up. Back to what I was alluding to... What the hell is Sergio Rodriguez doing gracing the cover of the podcast episode? Well.... Rodriguez is the last player the Suns selected with the #27 pick (2006 draft). 27. Hopefully the Suns fare better when they draft #30 (at least likely) next week. Sergio was sold to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day (Remember the good old days when the Suns were firesaling all their draft picks? Good times.) and left the NBA after the 2009-10 s...
Phoenix Suns 8 hours ago
The Phoenix Suns' soil: Fertile ground or fallow earth?
Bright Side Of The Sun — The draft, free agency and trades. The triumvirate of roster building. The perfunctory answer of GMs across the league when posed the question, "How are you looking to improve the roster?" But is it really that simple? Isn't a team's ability to develop their young players of tantamount importance? Top 10 picks still bust with regularity while some teams are resourceful enough to find key components from less heralded prospects. Do these picks bust because they are landing with bad teams... which may suggest that organizational issues may be landsliding right from the top? This ...
Phoenix Suns 8 hours ago
Blazers Work Out Six Prospects On Wednesday
Blazersedge — The Portland Trail Blazers worked out six more prospects at the Tualatin practice facility on Wednesday in advance of the 2013 NBA Draft. Dewayne Dedmon | USC | Junior | 6-foot-11 | 239 pounds | C | DX profile | No. 61 in top 100 Junior (2012-13): Led the Trojans in rebounding (7.0), blocks (2.1 - 44th nationally) and steals (1.1). Finished in double figures in rebounding eight times and scoring eight times in 31 appearances, with two double-doubles. Had five-plus blocks on three occasions, including a season-high six vs. UC Riverside, and three or more on 12 occasions. Posted 13 po...
Portland Trail Blazers 8 hours ago
NBA Sets 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Schedule For Blazers
Blazersedge — The NBA announced Wednesday the full schedule for the 2013 Las Vegas Summer League, including games involving the Portland Trail Blazers. Note: Summer League is switching to a tournament format this year which makes the schedule a bit more complicated. Here's the Blazers' release with schedule information. The Portland Trail Blazers will tip-off their 2013 NBA Summer League schedule on Saturday, July 13, against the Phoenix Suns at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, it was announced today by the NBA.This summer's event will feature the debut of a tournament style schedule on...
Portland Trail Blazers 8 hours ago
Barclays Center releases images of arena hockey layout, part of campaign to calm Islander fans ... It's not working
NetsDaily — With the Nets/Barclays Center management taking over Islanders business operations --including ticket sales and marketing-- next month, Brett Yormark et al have launched a campaign to assure Isles fans that they will be "happy", with Yormark interacting with fans on Twitter and Tuesday releasing official images of what the arena will look like for hockey. The concern began when NetsDaily transcribed a Russian TV interview with Yormark on June 7 in which he said he would like to add black-and-white, "the colors of Brooklyn," to the Islanders' palette. He also told RT that beyond cater...
Brooklyn Nets 8 hours ago
The NetsDaily Interview: Coach Kidd talks development, the draft, Gerald Wallace and the goal of the "gold trophy"
NetsDaily — Jason Kidd talked about player development, the role of Gerald Wallace, the goals in both the draft and free agency, and how he wants to win a championship --this year. in an interview Wednesday afternoon with NetsDaily. The headlines: expect young players to get more minutes "because you have to see who can handle what;" how he believes Gerald Wallace "has has a lot more to give;" how he agrees with Billy King on the needs for the off-season and whether he's seen anyone who's impressed him yet in the draft workouts: "no, not yet." Here's the transcript... Player development was a bi...
Brooklyn Nets 8 hours ago
Clippers re-engage in talks with Celtics, determined to get deal done
CelticsBlog — Here we go again. As expected, talks are back on. And sooner than we thought. The Celtics and Clippers have started talks again on the Doc Rivers-Kevin Garnett deal, league sources tell Y! Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 19, 2013 The Clippers reached out to the Celtics this afternoon to resume dialogue on a possible deal, league sources tell Y! Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 19, 2013 Sounds like the Clippers are the aggressors this time and perhaps even a little bit eager to get it done. Hopefully that works in our favor. NBA source said #...
Boston Celtics 9 hours ago
Celtics/Clippers trade talks re-stuck, will resume again in the morning
CelticsBlog — Sounds like talks are taking another break. Hearing doubts that a potential Clippers-Celtics deal gets done tonight. — Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) June 20, 2013 No official word from the Celtics for any media availability tomorrow with Doc Rivers and/or Danny Ainge, either. — Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) June 20, 2013 The Clips-Celtics won't be getting deal done tonight for Doc, KG to LA. Sources said talks that resumed today resume tomorow morning. — Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) June 20, 2013 Source: C's situation w/Doc "delicate." If someone on Bruins telecast explains what t...
Boston Celtics 9 hours ago
Vegas Summer League Schedule: Atlanta opens play on July 12
Peachtree Hoops — The NBA has announced the schedule for this year's NBA Summer League which includes a change in format this season. Teams will play three preliminary games and then participate in a championship tournament bracket. Each team will be guaranteed a minimum of five games. The Atlanta Hawks will begin play on July 12 against the Los Angeles Clippers. The roster for the Hawks summer league team hasn't been assembled yet but it is expected that John Jenkins, Mike Scott and Shelvin Mack will participate. Atlanta also has four draft picks in next week's 2013 Draft and are also likely to be a ...
Atlanta Hawks 9 hours ago
Casey to Return as Raptors' Head Coach for 2013-14 Season
Raptors HQ — No huge shock here but earlier this afternoon the Toronto Raptors made it official: Dwane Casey will be back as head coach of the Toronto Raptors next season. Casey is still under contract but there was some debate after the dismissal (or, um, re-assignment) of Bryan Colangelo, as to whether or not new General Manager Masai Ujiri would make a coaching change. He hinted strongly at his introductory presser that Casey would be back, and therefore this news, via a press release sent by the team, seals the deal. What does this mean for next season? At face value, maybe not much. Casey ...
Toronto Raptors 9 hours ago-
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