The Hornets are hiring DJ Bakker as the head coach of their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, James Edwards III of The Athletic tweets. Bakker was on the Bucks coaching staff last season. He was hired as an assistant under first-year head coach Adrian Griffin, who was replaced in midseason by Doc Rivers. Milwaukee didn’t retain Bakker after the season. Previously, … [Read more...] about Hornets To Hire DJ Bakker As G League Head Coach
Southeast Notes: Magic, Adebayo, Ware, Lambert
After tearing down the iteration of the team that featured the likes of Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon, the Magic are finally moving toward where they want to be in the league’s hierarchy, Keith Smith of Spotrac writes. Headlined by Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, the Magic made the playoffs as the No. 5 seed. And while they didn’t necessarily go all-in this … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Magic, Adebayo, Ware, Lambert
And-Ones: Diamond RSNs, Dragic, Nowtizki, Oppenheimer
Diamond Sports Group – the parent company of the Bally Sports regional networks – announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the NBA to continue local broadcasts for 13 teams for the 2024/25 season, according to Evan Drellich and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Diamond’s agreements, including a deal with the NHL to continue broadcasting nine teams’ games, will … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Diamond RSNs, Dragic, Nowtizki, Oppenheimer
Keyontae Johnson Agrees To Deal With Hornets
Former Thunder forward Keyontae Johnson is signing with the Hornets, according to a post from his agency, Priority Sports (Instagram link). It’s unclear what sort of deal Johnson is signing with the Hornets. Charlotte has one open standard roster spot and one open two-way slot, so he could theoretically be signing into one of those open spots. A two-way deal or an Exhibit 10 … [Read more...] about Keyontae Johnson Agrees To Deal With Hornets
Stein’s Latest: Curry, James, Embiid, Yurtseven, Micic
Warriors All-NBA point guard Stephen Curry is eligible for a one-season, $62.6MM contract extension prior to October 21, or else could wait till the 2025 offseason to ink a two-year worth a projected $130MM, Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack story. Stein notes that, having missed out on Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen and Sixers All-Star Paul George, Golden State is … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Curry, James, Embiid, Yurtseven, Micic