The Thunder are coming off a championship and are just the third team in NBA history to open a season with at least 23 wins in their first 24 games, so it comes as no surprise that general manager Sam Presti came out on top in The Athletic’s annual poll on the league’s best front offices. A group of The Athletic’s NBA writers asked 36 executives around the NBA to rank their top … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Front Offices, I. Mobley, NBA Europe, Quaintance
Mavs’ Dereck Lively To Undergo Season-Ending Foot Surgery
Dereck Lively II will undergo a procedure to address ongoing discomfort in his right foot, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon, who report (via Twitter) that the Mavericks center will miss the rest of the season as a result of the surgery. The Mavericks have officially confirmed the news, announcing (via Twitter) that Lively is expected to make a full recovery … [Read more...] about Mavs’ Dereck Lively To Undergo Season-Ending Foot Surgery
Kerr, Spoelstra, Lue Top List Of NBA’s Highest-Paid Coaches
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is the NBA’s highest-paid head coach, with an average annual value of $17.5MM on his current contract, according to Kurt Badenhausen of Sportico. Erik Spoelstra of the Heat and Tyronn Lue of the Clippers round out the top three at $15MM per year, Badenhausen adds. While Kerr is the highest earner among head coaches in the short term, his deal with … [Read more...] about Kerr, Spoelstra, Lue Top List Of NBA’s Highest-Paid Coaches
Fischer’s Latest: Gafford, Pacers, CP3, Clippers, Turner, Warriors
Earlier today, Shams Charania of ESPN passed along several rumors related to the NBA’s trade market, including the fact that the Pacers are on the lookout for a long-term answer at center and that Daniel Gafford is among the players the Mavericks are willing to discuss in trade talks. In his own look at the trade market on Tuesday, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Gafford, Pacers, CP3, Clippers, Turner, Warriors
Stein: Mavs Plan To Eventually Promote Ryan Nembhard
Within an interesting story about how Ryan Nembhard ended up on a two-way contract with the Mavericks after going undrafted in June, Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) reports that Dallas has “already committed” to promoting the rookie to a standard deal as soon as the team is able to do so. As we outlined on Thursday, Nembhard has been making a strong case to have … [Read more...] about Stein: Mavs Plan To Eventually Promote Ryan Nembhard