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2024 SoFi Play-In Tournament – Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings Kenny Atkinson, who helped build a culture and style of play in Brooklyn that drew in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, then went on to be a lead assistant with Steve Kerr in Golden State, is now on his way to Cleveland. The Cavaliers are set to hire Atkinson …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Five It’s a little unusual to ask a player who was a starter on the team that just won the title if they were considering retiring, but Al Horford is not a usual case. Horford — pushed into a starting role for the Celtics this postseason because of Kristaps Porzingis’ calf — is 38, had …

Dunleavy calls Warriors’ CP3 situation ‘tough’ as deadline looms originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s a busy time for the Warriors’ decision-makers. Monday was the deadline to guarantee Kevon Looney’s contract, the 2024 NBA Draft takes place on Thursday and Friday, and free agency kicks off on Sunday, June 30. And that’s not even all. The Warriors also …

We’re coming up on a short week in the W, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be plenty of excitement. The Commissioner’s Cup will come to a close on Tuesday, and the rest of the games will be packed into a four-day window to close out the week. The Sun have slowed down after starting 9-0 and dropped their …

NBA trades aren’t as difficult as Warriors GM Dunleavy implies originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – It’s the final days before the 2024 NBA draft and the opening of free agency, and Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy is holding his cards close enough to leave paper cuts on his chest. The tell is that Dunleavy on …

Warriors GM explains decision to guarantee Looney’s contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite a decreased role in the Warriors’ rotation last season, it’s clear that center Kevon Looney is a key part of the team’s future plans. After the Warriors guaranteed Kevon Looney’s $8 million contract for 2024-25 NBA season, general manager Mike Dunleavy highlighted the veteran …

JJ Redick is introduced as new head coach of the LA Lakers. “I have never coached in the NBA before. I don’t know if you guys have heard that.”J.J. Redick had all the right jokes and said all the right things when the Lakers introduced him as their new head coach on Monday. He spoke to Lakers fans and played …

Dallas Mavericks v Toronto Raptors When the Toronto Raptors traded Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby at the February deadline to build around Scottie Barnes, this next step seemed inevitable. Toronto has offered and Barnes will sign a five-year max contract extension to stay with the Raptors, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This contract is worth $224.9 million …

Bronny James. Bronny James. Bronny James. The 2024 NBA Draft is upon us and the most recited name is a 6-foot-1 guard who averaged 4.8 points, 2.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds as mostly a bench player for a 15-18 USC team. If anything it was a triumph considering last fall James went into cardiac arrest after a preseason workout. No …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Five Understandably, right after the NBA Finals ended, Luka Doncic wasn’t ready to talk about Slovenia and Olympic qualifying, “I’m just trying to get a little bit healthier.” Apparently he’s healthy enough, because Doncic is with the Slovenian national team as it opened its training camp Monday before heading off to Greece for an Olympic …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill covers the breaking news of the Cleveland Cavaliers hiring Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach. Vince wonders if the team ownership getting involved in the process is good for the organization, but he still has high hopes for …

The Minnesota Timberwolves and head coach Chris Finch have agreed to a four-year contract extension, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Finch has coached the Timberwolves for the past four years. This past season was his best yet, as Minnesota finished with the second-best regular season record in franchise history at 56–26 behind stars Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. He …

It’s official. JJ Redick is the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The former NBA sharpshooter with no coaching experience beyond the youth level was introduced as the sideline leader for one of the most storied franchises in all of sports on Monday. Flanked by Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, Redick met with media on his 40th birthday for …

Six candidates for Warriors to consider as Atkinson’s replacement originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Less than two weeks away from training camp as head coach for Team USA’s men’s basketball team, Steve Kerr on Monday was in the familiar position of hanging a “Help Wanted” sign on the door of the Warriors. Already lining up a replacement for …

Dunleavy stresses ‘internal development’ as Warriors’ path to improve originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – As the Warriors watched the Boston Celtics celebrate their championship from afar, general manager Mike Dunleavy and the rest of the front office are beginning their busiest week of the NBA offseason. The 2024 NBA Draft begins Wednesday, and the Warriors …

NBA playoff parity gives Dunleavy confidence in Warriors’ title return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After watching the NBA playoffs without his Warriors, Mike Dunleavy not only is confident Golden State can return to the tournament next season, but still can compete for a championship. In speaking to reporters Monday at Chase Center in a pre-2024 NBA Draft …

Getty Images After leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 56-win season and a berth in the Wester Conference finals, coach Chris Finch is being rewarded with a four-year contract extension that will run through 2028, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Terms of the deal have not been reported.  The 56 wins rank as the second-best regular-season mark in …

JJ Redick smiles as he is introduced as the Lakers’ new head coach Monday at the team’s training facility in El Segundo. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers are in search of assistant coaches — and coders. Really. JJ Redick’s appointment as head coach was more out of the box than anyone thought. General manager Rob Pelinka opened …

JJ Redick was officially introduced as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, and the first question on everyone’s lips was whether or not he would retain his old job as a podcaster. That question was answered definitively. “I am, for the time being, and hopefully it’s a very, very long time, I am excommunicated from the content …

Report: Fox avoiding extension to see how Kings’ roster takes shape originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox still has two years remaining on his contract, but that doesn’t mean the Sacramento star isn’t already thinking about his future. Fox decided not to sign a contract extension with the Kings this year, partly because the …

JJ Redick, right, shares a stage with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, left, after being introduced as the the new head coach of the Lakers on Monday, June 24, 2024, in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) The Los Angeles Lakers introduced JJ Redick as the franchise’s newest head coach Monday afternoon. Redick spent the weekend connecting with …

The betting markets in the NBA Draft space over the last few years have swung wildly in the closing days of each cycle. In 2022, Jabari Smith Jr. was favored to go No. 1 before Paolo Banchero was eventually selected there. In 2023, Scoot Henderson was believed to be the frontrunner to go No. 2, only for Charlotte to swoop …

OG Anunoby is hitting the free agent market. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has declined his player option for the 2024-25 NBA season, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic, choosing to enter unrestricted free agency as one of the most intriguing players on the market. League observers had long expected Anunoby to decline …

How Tatum, Brown impressed Celtics legend Kevin McHale in playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kevin McHale knows what it takes to win an NBA championship. He played 13 seasons with the Celtics from 1980-81 through 1992-93 and won three titles in Boston. He was one of the best players of his era and, in addition to having his …

JJ Redick may have spent 15 years as an NBA sharpshooter, but he rose to prominence off of the floor as a podcaster. He has interviewed several important figures around the NBA on The Old Man and the Three, and starting in March, he began hosting a show with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James called Mind the Game. On …